4/12: $20M of failed equiment + ACLU provocations

Eyewitness report from the Arizona/Mexico border
from two Minuteman volunteers

Jack & Barb
April 12, 2005

I have not met one Minuteman yet who would not welcome any immigrant coming into the US if they come through the gate legally and not under the fence.

It was reported in a local newspaper that 20 million dollars worth of electronic detection equipment purchased for use in this sector of the
Border is not being utilized and half of the things. sensors ,etc: that are installed don’t work. Some heads should roll over that. As I said before based on what we have observed and heard we are not impressed in the least with the utilization of the resources in the Border Patrol in this sector. This should not be construed as condemnation of the rank and file as we feel they are doing the best job they can do with one arm tied behind them.


The ACLU is getting desperate to get something on the Minutemen and are trying to provoke incidents now. They pushed one of the Minutemen the other night trying to get him to push back. Didn’t work. Then last night they walked up and shined a spotlight right in a Minuteman’s face from six inches or so away. Didn’t work that time either. We immediately report these types of contacts with them to the Sheriff to counter any claims they try to make against us. They should be called the UCLU (Un-American Civil Lawsuit Union)

They give us the middle finger every chance they get to try to get us to react. We are still trying to figure out if that is their age or IQ.

The Minutemen received a letter from Congressman Tom Tancredo congratulating us on the “immensely successful Minuteman project.”

“By Border Patrol counts apprehensions of illegals are down over 50% so far this month. Mexican military units have diverted migrants east and west away from the Naco section of the border where we are showing that Mexico can control the exits if it chooses to do so. We have proven to the whole world that the border can be closed and that a physical presence can deter illegal crossings.”