Friday, June 30, 2006
Minutemen's Border Fence A Farce
It’s almost the Fourth. This seems like a fine time to remember a group who call themselves “Minutemen.” Their role, they told us a few months back, was to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the US-Mexico border. The group got lots of coverage—TV loved them, because they were picturesque, a symbol of the Old West meeting the electronic age, and they were led by a couple of guys who had a good sense of publicity.
The group ended up hiring a contractor to finish off their work, with a grand total of three miles of barbed-wire fence out of the ten miles they promised. I’ve yet to see a barbed-wire fence that keeps anybody out. One good thing: the Minutemen have been pretty quiet lately.
The Arizona Daily Star
Published: 06.21.2006
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/134531
Ernesto Portillo Jr. : Minutemen's fantasy fence a bust
The group ended up hiring a contractor to finish off their work, with a grand total of three miles of barbed-wire fence out of the ten miles they promised. I’ve yet to see a barbed-wire fence that keeps anybody out. One good thing: the Minutemen have been pretty quiet lately.
The Arizona Daily Star
Published: 06.21.2006
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/134531
Ernesto Portillo Jr. : Minutemen's fantasy fence a bust
