No Border Encuentro, Aug 27-28th
the o.r.g.a.n.i.c. collective,

Two days of border resisstance strategizing, forums, workshops, panels and a concert...

against the border and racism
against capitalism and empire
for freedom of movement, dignity and autonomy

Oradores, talleres, foros, accion directa, hacer medios, estrategia, teoria.

contra la frontera y racismo
contra el capitalismo y imperio

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Illegal Immigrants Give Billions to SS
Eduardo Porter, The New York Times ,

Starting in the late 1980's, the Social Security Administration received a flood of W-2 earnings reports with incorrect - sometimes simply fictitious - Social Security numbers. It stashed them in what it calls the "earnings suspense file" in the hope that someday it would figure out whom they belonged to. The file has been mushrooming ever since: $189 billion worth of wages ended up recorded in the suspense file over the 1990's, two and a half times the amount of the 1980's. In the current decade, the file is growing, on average, by more than $50 billion a year, generating $6 billion to $7 billion in Social Security tax revenue and about $1.5 billion in Medicare taxes. In 2002 alone, the last year with figures released by the Social Security Administration, nine million W-2's with incorrect Social Security numbers landed in the suspense file, accounting for $56 billion in earnings, or about 1.5 percent of total reported wages.
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BREAKING NEWS: Racist Town Meeting Back On
Mark Gabrish Conlan,

BREAKING NEWS: State Senator Bill Morrow just announced on the Roger Hedgecock show (August 9, 5:30 p.m.) that the racist anti-immigrant Town Hall meeting, originally scheduled for August 11, then cancelled, is BACK ON. The original post on this is at  http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2005/08/110404.shtml
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Campo: Good Riddance and Goodbye
Leslie,

On Saturday, protestors celebrated the defeat of the California Minutemen, and Friends of the Border Patrol introduced themselves.
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"The Truth About a Mexican Hero"
Robert Bracamontes,

Cesar Chavez was no hero to revolutionary change

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Storm Front white supremist Doug Hanks quits
Fredric L. Rice,

Storm Front, one of the groups of individuals that joins up with the "Save Our State" / "Minutemen" Christian Republican hate mongers, has a member who was running for political office.

Thanks to the Internet, the evidence that he's a white supremist scumbag the equal to SOSMM has come to light, forcing the scumbag to drop out of the race.

Where have we seen this before? Where have we seen scumbags photographically exposed with Internet discussion forums that tie them to known white supremists hate cults?

Why right here on IndyMedia, of course!
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8/11 Gilcrest and neo-con forum
Bob,

The Defense of Our Nation Begins at Our Borders
SENATOR BILL MORROW invites you to a Public Forum
For a frank discussion on how Illegal Immigration affects
Health Care, Homeland Security, Education, Economy & the Environment with CONGRESSMAN TOM TANCREDO, Chairman, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus
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Goobye and Good Riddance! Campo, CA - 8/6/05
onto,

Photo essay of the Good Riddance Goodbye Party for the California Minutemen in Campo,CA that took place on Sat, Aug 6th. Marches, Vigils, parties, Videos, Food, Dance and more! Fun for their whole family (unless you're a Minuteman family, sorry)
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Minutemen Leave Early; Protesters Celebrate
jen lawnorne and onto, san diego IMC,

The Minutemen left California as a failure, drawing few people to their project while encountering strong resistance from a broad coalition of opposition. Down and out, unsuccessful and ultimately ineffective, the California Minutemen packed up on Friday from their base camp, leaving two days earlier than planned, rudely missing the “Good Riddance Going Away Party” that the Gente Unida coalition planned for Saturday.

Despite the MinuteKlan’s absence, the diverse, multi-ethnic group of human and immigrant rights activists from around the state still managed to give them a proper bon voyage with a march, vigil, party, video and a little night-time chase.

Photos

Past Stories: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Minuteman Radical Patrick Haab Exposed
1planet1people,

A poster about Patrick Haab.
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Two Upcoming Events for Freedom of Movement
Gente Unida,

Two upcoming events...please join us!
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Say a BIG Farewell to California Minuteman
Gente Unida,

UPDATE: Carlsbad schools chief cancels racist meeting
 http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2005/08/110357.shtml

Minutemen Are Leaving? Good Riddance!
No Human Is Illegal!
Unite for the Rights of All!

WHAT: March – Protest – Action – Fiesta – In CAMPO against the California Minutemen. Send the Minutemen packing! Stand up against the violence of the border!

ALSO: To help people crossing the desert – DONATE water (gallon or more sealed containers) and food (dry goods, canned goods with pop tops, peanut butter) – DROP OFF AT PRESS CONFERENCE OR CARAVAN DEPARTURE POINT (see events and travel schedules below)

WHEN: This Saturday/Sunday, August 6-7 (see events schedule below)

WHERE: Campo, CA – 60 miles east of San Diego on Route 94, 12 miles off I-8 (see directions below)

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Senator Morrow supports Minutemen
Loki Freeman,

Senator Morrow supporting Nazi Minutemen.
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Arizona white supremist SOSMM exposed!
Fredric L. Rice,

One of the hate mongering white supremist SOSMM scumbags in Arizona was exposed as an unmitigated racist liar.

What a surprise!

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Calif State Border Police or Police State?
John Earl,

There will be a live web cast at 8am PST Aug. 4, 2005 with John Earl, publisher of the Orange County Organizer, to discuss the proposed creation of a California Border Police. Also discussed, the recent AFL-CIO labor split. Listener participation welcome.
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man shot in head in sy
xicanafarian,

man found face down on monument road by border patrol
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SWARM the MinuteMen Poll!
bzzzzt!,

The Imperial Valley Press at  http://www.ivpressonline.com has posted a poll
asking:

'A group known as Friends of the Border Patrol announced that it hopes to use private residences in Calexico to set up "watch stations" when it begins operations. Would you volunteer your property to this group for the purpose of "securing" the border?'

The Calexico city council has said the Minutemen aren't welcome, but this is going to put serious pressure on them unless we do something about it.

Go to  http://www.ivpressonline.com and vote in the poll to let the MinuteMen know they're not welcome anywhere in California.

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MinuteMen caught brandishing guns illegally
nbc4 tv repost,

In this story, you can see photos and video of the MinuteMen walking around in a crowd of protesters, on public land, with weapons in hand and with weapons openly displayed. This is illegal on public land and is only legal on private land with the owner's permission.
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Hispanics New Target of Hate Groups
Fredric L. Rice,

SOSMM / National Vanguard et al. part of growing white supremist threat against _all_ people with dark skin.

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Jay Leno makes a joke about "illegal" immigra
Fredric L. Rice,

Jay Leno offers a joke about "illegal" immigration.

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Say NO to Minutemen in Imperial Valley NOW
Leslie,

Friends of the Border Patrol using the Imperial Valley press to seek support for using private residences for FBP.
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Mysterious shooting of 2 migrants, Chase suggests "rogue" Minutemen
Chicomozteca,

UPDATE: Two audio reports from Campo, CA on 2005-07-31:
 http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/08/6263.php
 http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/08/6264.php

Two migrant people were shot under mysterious circumstances last week in the border region where the Minutemen have been patrolling. One was shot in Mexico and one was shot inside the US. While "Mexican authorities" have claimed that "bandits" were behind it, the victims were quick to point out that nothing was stolen from them. This strange circumstance is added to by the fact that these "bandits" used laser scopes to target their victims.

Numerous calls have been made to the sheriff in Campo, CA, but still no investigation is taking place. In addition, James Chase admits to transporting undocumented people, which is a crime, but he is also not having charges pressed against him, unlike the volunteers in Ariznoa who were sent to jail for taking migrants in critical condition to a hospital. Many are saying, "Chase and Co. MUST be investigated". Gente Unida held a press conference on Friday, July 29th to address this issue.

To contact the sheriff, Phone: (619) 478-5378 Fax: (619) 478-9076 or go to:  http://www.sdsheriff.net/rural/substations_campo.html

Click Read More for more comments and corporate news coverage.

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Confirmed association between the CA Minutemen, SOS and Neo-Nazis
sd indymedia,

The following photos posted to sd indymedia on 7/30/2005 clearly show neo-nazis from the National Vangaurd participating in Save Our State protests. Joe Turner, head of SOS, is currently participating in the CA Minutemen's patrol of Campo CA'a border fence. This is an obvious indicator that SOS is a racist group and that there is a clear link between the neo-nazis and the Minutemen.

Click here to see a selection of the photos.

"When three men allegedly tried to assault Naui Huitzilopochtli, a counterdemonstrator at the Saturday, July 16, 2005 rally against the day laborer center in Laguna Beach, California, they probably didn't realize the political earthquake they were about to set into motion.

But what happened in Laguna Beach on July 16th has changed everything. The very moment those three men set foot off the sidewalk, they opened themselves up to an intense amount of scrutiny. The cameras began clicking, reporters started scribbling, and policemen began investigating."

Full story | More photos | More SOS forum research
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SOSMM seek Stardom
Pachuco,

SOSMM seek star status.
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GREATER SUNRISE Timor Sea Justice Campaign
Dez Wildwood, BACK DOOR e-news on East Timor,

Briefing Paper by Timor Sea Justice Campaign (Australia) re signing of a temporary resource sharing agreement between Australia and East Timor covering the Greater Sunrise gas field.
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Racist anti-Mexican hate mail received at IMC
repost from indybay.org,

A typed hate-mail letter from "G.R.O.M." (Get Rid of Mexicans) was received today at the SF Bay Area IMC office in San Francisco. The letter included a pile of cut-up INS, California, and Mexican ID cards belonging to residents of San Jose, Redwood City, Gilroy, and San Francisco.
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Anti-MinuteMen, No Border Camp Continues
san diego indymedia,

From the beginning, there has been resistance to the border vigilantes. Since the protests and confrontations at the VFW on June 16th, actions against the MinuteMen have continued throughout the week as the Gente Unida, Anti-MinuteMen, No Border camp in Campo was maintained. During the week, there were reports that the people of Campo were making efforts to remove the MinuteMen [report here]. Tuesday night, the Buenas Noches Brigade disrupted the MinuteMen for over an hour [photos here]. Starting on Wednesday, the 2nd Virtual sit-in against the MinuteMen, by SWARM the MinuteMen and Electronic Disturbance Theater began taking anti-immigrant sites offline [interview here, announcement, more info].

Thursday morning a press conference was held at Playas De Tijuana, the site where the border is being torn down and reconstructed [photos and story].

Saturday night, about 60 demonstrators with the Gente Unida Coalition held a vigil at the border wall with the Mexican press, to highlight the injustices and 3200 deaths that this metal scar has caused. Following the vigil, a march along the wall to the Minutemen camp ensued, with ended in a series of tense, face-to-face confrontations. The Buenos Noches Brigade arrived with music, poetry, speeches, and humor to lighten the situation that the armed vigilantes presented. [photos and story, another report]

Also on Saturday night, a report has come out that there were nonfatal shootings of two Mexican men in the border area between Campo and Tecate early Saturday. [corporate story].

Video from First Weekend | Rejection of Minutemen | We're not racist! | 5 Myths of Immigration Explained | A Coalition of Minutemen and Migrant groups? | Explotation+Capitalism= Immigration | The Minuteman Mixup
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Minutemen reports From LA Indymedia
LA indymedia,

Activists Confront Vigilantes at Border

Approximately 60 activists from around the region converged on the border area south of Campo, CA to peacefully make the point that the Minutemen are not welcome in California and that racist, armed vigilantes aren’t the solution to the problem of anti-worker, anti-human political and social climate that capitalist globalization presents.

Reports: Report from Campo - Anti-MM Action (7/23) by Next Move| Report from Campo - Part 2 by Next Move

5 Immigration Myths Explained
o.r.g.a.n.i.c. collective,

Five Immigration Myths Explained

Five Immigration Myths Explained - Anti-immigration groups, in their efforts to further restrict immigration and oppose any positive reforms to our immigration system, often propagate myths to support their agenda. Several of these myths are addressed below—together with facts to set the record straight.

 http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=1047
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A Rejection of the Minutemen
James Chase Jr. of the Buenos Noches Brigade,

Here I present a response to the minutemen from within their framework. I was specifically responding to this  http://www.immigrationwatchdog.com/?p=124 but the response is to all minutemen. I hope others will present in-depth responses to the minutemen in simple terms, within their language and framework, so that they can understand the depth of the problem. I believe that at some level they are racists, but that that is not the only way to approach them or call them out.
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