Minutemen project garnering international attention
Olivia Fierro
3TV AND AZFAMILY.COM
Armed volunteers will be watching and waiting for illegal border crossers - an effort that is gaining international attention.
Today, protesters gathered at the border even as local and federal agents finalized their plans on how to handle the potential violence.
In Southern Arizona, the signs are louder than their voices, but that may not continue for long.
The protesters gathered outside Davis-Monthan Air Force Base where inside a big announcement took place.
Expect to see hundreds of more agents patrolling the Arizona-Mexico border soon.
The Arizona Minutemen plan to do what they say the federal government cannot - secure Arizona's borders from illegal crossings.
In meetings yesterday and today, the mayors of Douglas and Agua Preita Sonora discussed the warnings and threats of violence.
Gov. Janet Napolitano said she had concerns.
Then there are people like Angela Castillo, who crosses legally into Douglas every day with her granddaughter to visit family and buy groceries.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona today announced it will provide legal observers throughout the month of April at the site of the Minutemen project.
http://www.azstarnet.com/dailystar/printSN/68257.php
Olivia Fierro
3TV AND AZFAMILY.COM
Armed volunteers will be watching and waiting for illegal border crossers - an effort that is gaining international attention.
Today, protesters gathered at the border even as local and federal agents finalized their plans on how to handle the potential violence.
In Southern Arizona, the signs are louder than their voices, but that may not continue for long.
The protesters gathered outside Davis-Monthan Air Force Base where inside a big announcement took place.
Expect to see hundreds of more agents patrolling the Arizona-Mexico border soon.
The Arizona Minutemen plan to do what they say the federal government cannot - secure Arizona's borders from illegal crossings.
In meetings yesterday and today, the mayors of Douglas and Agua Preita Sonora discussed the warnings and threats of violence.
Gov. Janet Napolitano said she had concerns.
Then there are people like Angela Castillo, who crosses legally into Douglas every day with her granddaughter to visit family and buy groceries.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona today announced it will provide legal observers throughout the month of April at the site of the Minutemen project.
http://www.azstarnet.com/dailystar/printSN/68257.php