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Has the West Gone Wild?
Posted on April 12, 2005
Have you watched the Sixth Section? Immigration from Mexico to America is a dangerous and often a life-threatening process.
The national media is currently focusing on the infamous Minutemen - the vigilante border protection group in Arizona who vow to secure the border if the federal authorities don't. However, an Arizona rancher and his fmaily have lawsuits piling up against them. Roger Barnett, his wife Barbar and brother Donald have been patroling on and near his 22,000-acre ranch and three recent lawsuits claim they have been verbally and physically attacking Mexican-Americans. Barnett has been charged with impersonating Border Patrol officers, assaulting and violating the rights of undocumented immigrants or Mexican-Americans and even threatened Mexican-American, U.S. citizens with a loaded rifle.
Read more about the minutment and the Barnett cases from AlterNet and the Washington Post online.