Photo Summary of Minuteman Project: Part 2
by jessica lee Sunday, Apr. 03, 2005 at 5:41 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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Kerry Morales, Minuteman Project volunteer from southern Texas
by jessica lee Sunday, Apr. 03, 2005 at 5:41 AM

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Morales, who owns a range in Texas, says she is tired of the undocumented migrants who cause property damage on her land. She said she was disappointed that President Bush called the Minuteman Project "vigilantes."

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Confederate flag flies in Tombstone, Arizona
by jessica lee Sunday, Apr. 03, 2005 at 5:41 AM

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The Minuteman Project began in Tombstone, Arizona, the wild west town that prides itself by its "take the law into your own hands" history. Although the Minuteman Project denounces that they are racist, the project has attracted members of the white-supremist group the National Alliance. The Confederate flag was flying along the main street along with several other flags.

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Minuteman Project volunteers and media line up to get into Schieffelin Hall on April 1
by jessica lee Sunday, Apr. 03, 2005 at 5:41 AM

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The media has also swarmed into Southern Arizona, at times outnumbering the amount of Minuteman volunteers and protestors. In the photo, volunteers and media wait in separate lines to get into Schieffelin Hall to hear opening remarks from project leaders on April 1.

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Chris Simcox, Minuteman Project organizer
by jessica lee Sunday, Apr. 03, 2005 at 5:41 AM

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Simcox moved to Southern Arizona after 9/11 because he felt that something had to be done to "close the border." Simcox has tried to organize such grassroots vigilante project before, but they failed to bring in a large volunteer force.

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Jim Gilchrist, Minuteman Project organizer
by jessica lee Sunday, Apr. 03, 2005 at 5:41 AM

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Gilchrist, from California, helped Simcox organize the project. Gilchrist believes that "the invasion of illegal aliens" is eroding the fabric of American culture and society.

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