Photo Summary of Minuteman Project Volunteers: Part 1
by jessica lee Sunday, Apr. 03, 2005 at 5:34 AM

Photo summary of some of the Minuteman Project volunteers who have come to Southern Arizona to draw attention to the border crisis.

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Hundreds of “vigilantes” swarmed to defend small stretch of the Arizona-Mexico border on April 2, picking up the slack where they say the government is failing to stop the so-called “invasion of mobs of illegal aliens and terrorists.” The month-long gathering, dubbed the Minuteman Project, has attracted volunteers from all of the country to come camp in the desert and monitor the border.

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Minuteman Project volunteer from New Mexico
by jessica lee Sunday, Apr. 03, 2005 at 5:34 AM

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This volunteer says he is upset at the lack of border security but also wants to reform U.S. foreign policy such as NAFTA and FTAA. He is assigned to group 1 to monitor the border.

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Armed vigilantes
by jessica lee Sunday, Apr. 03, 2005 at 5:34 AM

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Many of the Minuteman Project volunteers carry loaded weapons, which they say is for last resort defense against criminals they see in the desert crossing the border. Locals worry that the armed group will only intensify the border conflict.

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Undocumented Border Patrol pin
by jessica lee Sunday, Apr. 03, 2005 at 5:34 AM

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Minuteman Project volunteers purchased the pins from a local vendor. The MMP claims they are monitoring the small stretch of Arizona desert to help the U.S. Border Patrol do their jobs.

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Wanta Cisco Shultz, Minuteman Project volunteer from Houston
by jessica lee Sunday, Apr. 03, 2005 at 5:34 AM

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Shultz brought the Texas flag with her "to represent that all 50 states are being invaded by illegal aliens."

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Sean Pierce, Minuteman Project volunteer from Mesa
by jessica lee Sunday, Apr. 03, 2005 at 5:34 AM

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Pierce believes the FTAA needs to be stopped because it is taking jobs away from Americans. He is the son of Arizona Congressman Russell Pierce, one of the authors of Proposition 200. Prop 200 passed in Arizona last November, requiring proof of citizenship to receive public services and to vote.

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