Campo Minuteman will be featured in a documentary film by award winning Mirame Films

Campo Minuteman Britt Craig will be featured in a documentary film by award winning Mirame Films.

Trailer:

http://www.miramefilms.com/projects.html

The film will feature” Four Americans who have dedicated their lives to a cause." and will debut June 12 - 17 at the Prestigious Doctumary Film Festival, Silverdocs, in Washington DC.

http://www.silverdocs.com/2007/default.aspx



Born in Atlanta, Britt Craig was named for his journalist uncle, best known for his coverage of the Leo Frank trial, the story currently told in the Broadway hit, “Parade.”

Retired from the military due to combat injuries, Britt Craig was living in Florida, active in Libertarian politics, and working as an erstwhile musician

http://www.hardtravellermusic.com/home.html

when he heard about the Minuteman Project. He joined for Second Amendment reasons, to see if a people’s militia could still gather in the United States. Appalled by the situation at the border, he called his congressman to tell him that there was in fact, no border.

In July of 2005, he went with other members of the Minuteman Project to Campo, California where he continues watching the border with an informally organized group of citizens known as the Campo Minutemen.

http://www.campominutemen.com/

Campo Update 3/16-3/18/07

Campo Update 3/16-3/18/07

I arrived in Campo about noon on Friday 3/16/07. ChechStan was sleeping, having been on watch the entire night before. Max had spent a much-needed week away from the border in LA with Chicago and both were en route back to the border at the time. I made my way down to 141 where Magnum was camped. Ridgerunner was there and I sat down to get a sitrep from the two dedicated civilian observers of our porous southern frontier. While we visited I glanced west down toward the road that goes down into La Gloria canyon.

There was a man in a white shirt running in a crouched position. I pointed him out to the boys, at which point two more “persons of interest” entered our view, also running north. I immediately got on the phone, called the Border Patrol and spoke with an Officer Lopez. He asked for details and as I was telling him that three were spotted in the USA on the west bank of La Gloria heading north, Magnum began counting out more. In total we spotted ten and I reported that to Officer Lopez. Within ten minutes the Border Patrol helicopter was on the scene circling low over the canyon and mere moments later an olive drab Chevy blazer with two national guardsmen was driving down into the canyon. I positioned myself at Weasel’s lookout and spotted what looked to be a red sweater hung in the bushes down in the canyon. I thought to myself, surely its’ some clothing someone dropped and not someone stupid enough to try to hide in the brush in a red sweater! To my amazement a guardsman walked up and extracted three illegals from their “hiding” place, one in a red sweater!


In the meantime a BP pickup had arrived and then we spotted the BP van heading into the canyon, a sure side that a large number had been apprehended. The helicopter flew away and the van speedily left the scene. The guardsmen came up and visited with us for a minute. One man actually asked us why we didn’t detain the illegals! I wish we could!
Then an officer in the pickup came up. I thanked him for a job well done but he replied, “You guys deserve the congratulations! We caught thirteen illegals because of you minutemen! Good job!”


In the meantime the two coyotes had left a man behind in the trees on the east side of La Gloria right by the fence. While he hollered to them for help the two coyotes taunted us from the road in Mexico south of 141. Then a white Nissan pathfinder came and picked them all up.
Max and Chicago arrived shortly after that and Viking showed up as well, so we had good coverage for Friday and Saturday night with the ever-reliable Gadget make his evening appearance on both nights. I plugged a hole under the fence just west of the PCT on Friday evening and the next morning it had been unplugged. The “pit” west of the PCT had also been unwired. Gadget and I wired it back up and I also repaired the fence on the big rock that interrupts the border fence on the west side of La Gloria.

Saturday night some SOS members threw a Bar-B-Que at 139, which is all well and good except for the large campfire, which I (and, I suspect the BLM ranger) have a problem with. A fire is against every minuteman group’s SOP, ruins night vision and is just plain dangerous in the dry brush and breeze. A little common sense please!

One mistake and we will all be run off and made an example of for the less than friendly news media. Our “Good Job”, as the BP agent put it, will all be for naught.

I left for home Sunday morning. I will be back on the border the second week of April.
This concludes my report.

C1

Report from Magnum

Very active here. Charlie uno nabbed 13 at 141 on friday noon. BP and NG came in fast. I was "approached by 3 at 7:30 am today. one armmed with hedge shears. I convinced them to run. High speed chase ends at fence near PCT. Dodge truck rammed fence BP chased 3 over fence. 10+ subjects waiting for pick up still there now. I am leaving will return 2 weeks.
Thanks.
Magnum
PS will send pic of wrecked truck later.

Report From Campo

7:37 PM Thursday 3/15/07

Two Large Groups, (20+) spotted, reported and stopped by Kingfish, Gadget and Magnum.

Magnum Returns to Campo

Magnum AKA Patriot Son, formerly of San Bernardino, arrived at Campo
today for a two week stay. Magnum is an experienced border watcher and
went right to work on the fence in La Gloria Canyon.

Also – Minutemen have located a major pick up area, where the illegals are picked up on the American side, by passing the check point.

Kingfish and two local “Independent Minutemen” will be training with a
security firm that has been doing security for local ranchers for 10 y

Report from Singer

Gentlemen,

Thank you for showing me around, today. I am appalled at the job you have before you. On my way home, there was a border checkpoint on I-8 just west of Buckman Springs road. After seeing what I saw, today, I was SOOO tempted to ask them what they were doing about the Old Buckman Springs road (frontage between Buckman Springs & Sunrise Highway). It also occurred to me that if the border were closed, properly, the illegals wouldn't even be making it as far as I-8. So, in my opinion, it was a lot of lights and wasted manpower. Our tax dollars at work.

Thank you, again. I'll be in touch soon.
Singer

April is Border Watch Month!

April is Border Watch Month!

April 1, 2007 is the second anniversary of The Original Minuteman Project, when a group of Americans armed with the second and first Amendments set out to make sure that government of the people, by the people for the people does not perish from the earth.

The weather is warmer, day light savings time has started, and the border is getting active.

The Campo Minutemen have been on the border all winter. G Man, a local rancher borrowed some night vision and began to watch his property at night. He was shocked at the number of illegals crossing over his land. In the first six weeks of 2007, 200 would be crossers had been caught on his property. They have taken to watching to see when he leaves home. Some of the Campo Minutemen have been going over to assist him.

The Campo Minutemen have also moved further East filling in a gap by the National Guard.

Officer Fuchs of the BLM was by today, and was very pleased that the Campo Minutemen have began to acquire hunting and camping licenses to make them 100% legal wherever they are.

With all the violence directed at the Border Patrol these days, by the illegals, and the persecution they are experiencing it is more important than ever to support them and the Minutemen, by just being at the border, and reclaiming that section of America. Come for a weekend, or day.

For more information and coming to the border:

http://www.campominutemen.com/directions.aspx


Or if you want to help:

http://www.campominutemen.com/howtohelp.aspx

All money sent to The Campo Minutemen is used to maintain the Website and purchase equipment that is used by all the border watchers. As a non profit organization, The Campo Minutemen can not accept donations for any one person, however, any mail sent to the PO Box addressed to an individual is handed to them unopened.

We submitted our request for tax deductible status with the IRS in December, 2006. According to the IRS website, they are currently working on applications received in June, 2006.

A big thanks to Jim Gilchrist, Jim Chase and Chris Simcox for beginning the awakening of the sleeping giant, the American People and who have inspired not only Minutemen at the Border, but in cities all over America to begin taking their county back!

Another thank you to Barb Coe and CCIR and Marcy of Yahoo Groups for ongoing financial and unfailing emotional support.

Report from A New Yorker Visiting the Border at Campo

Mike and I made a pit stop down at Campo California on the Mexican border. We met up with the Campo Minutemen, the men guarding our border from illegal immigrants. Much of the information that was provided was more than disturbing, a wall really must be built and I recommend contacting local congressmen and politicians to do something about this. Crime is on the rise, mostly in areas that never had a crime problem (small rural towns) it just happens to be combined with the increase in illegal immigrants coming over from Mexico in places that never had a Mexican population. After all, if you are going to break the laws to come into this country, what reason to you have to abide by them once you are here. Not to mention the standards of life in Mexico breed a crime filled population. (when in Rome) Many people call this a racist issue, it is not, it is a quality of life issue. These are not immigrants wanting to come to America to become Americans, they chose to be Mexicans in America they have no interest in becoming American, but love the free health care and benefits that hard working Americans pay for.

They can rape and murder and return to Mexico with a heroes welcome and their isn’t a damn thing that is done about it. While our soldiers and citizens cannot be afforded the same rights and benefits as non-citizens is beyond reason.

Please take the time to check out the photos, and pass this on to others, please encourage people to get involved, we cannot afford not to. I hate chain letters, so if this offends you then delete it. If not and you do care, then get involved, get your politicians involved, they should at least uphold the law, illegal is illegal no matter how you slice it. I can afford my taxes going to a wall, it will be cheaper in the long run.

This fence runs along the border, but is only a show, it does nothing. On the other side of the fence is Mexico. This is one of many openings that our National Guard has put in the fence, notice the high security plywood covering the openings.

Dozens of these are spread out along the line. When caring citizens like the minutemen try to plug the openings they risk arrest and the openings are immediately put back. Border patrols used to encompass almost 120 miles inland, now only a few miles inland are patrolled so once the illegals pass the line, they are in. (actually a step back from previously lousy border patrol) This would account for the tens of millions of Mexicans overrunning cities such as New York which up until just 6 years had virtually no Mexican population.

Our government is actually making entry easier with a show of smoke and mirrors. I passed by the border patrol office in Campo and saw dozens of new border patrol vehicles parked instead of patrolling, I only saw one vehicle the entire time down on the wall.

This picture is at the base of the canyon, the arrow points to the wall, it ends and does not continue until the top of the other side of this canyon, (behind me about a three mile wide opening) so the illegal aliens just enter through this canyon (not that the wall is any obstruction) The Minutemen began to build a wall down into the canyon and the National Guard ripped it out during construction.

To build a proper wall would cost the taxpayer far less than the added crime, gang violence, healthcare, welfare, and rising insurance costs, as a matter of fact it would not even compare, I guess the American people are just not worth it.

Notice the arrow, it points to a beautiful mansion about 1 mile into Mexico. Why would anyone build a Mansion in such a desolate area with no towns near by when they obviously have enough money to live in America. Because that is the home of the local drug kingpin, he loads up his mules (Mexican drug carriers) with drugs and send them through the canyon (the fence ends just behind me where the canyon drops off) after they drop off their drugs for our children to consume on the streets, they turn around and surrender to the border patrol who in turn give them a free meal and a ride home. And they say the border patrol men aren’t making a difference.

The government is trying to remove those who are standing guard at the border when they should be paying them and building them a monument. These people sacrifice for us much the same as our military. The old guy behind me lives in that trailer in the desert, he like many others have gotten shot at, rocks thrown at them, threatened by authorities, but they are still there guarding the border. Most people feel the same way but are afraid to speak out, speak out, freedom of speech is what we are guaranteed by the constitution, don’t let a non-American use your rights while denying you the same.

As Americans we must preserve our way of life. We are vastly becoming a welfare state. Family values are at an all time low, if we do not do something then we have no one to blame but ourselves.

Want to know what to do:

1) Do not use illegal migrant workers, try not to frequent places that do, and tell them how you feel about it.

2) Get together, picket where they congregate, let them know they are not welcome. Let everyone you know use their resources as well, be creative, as Americans we are good at that. When getting estimates, ask contractors if they are using illegal immigrants, put the pressure on.

3) Write your politician, tell them as an American citizen and registered voter you demand better and will follow their progress and vote accordingly, find out where they stand and badger those who are not in favor of a wall.

4) Do not be afraid to speak out, this is a law breaking issue, and a quality of life issue, not an ethnic one. As Americans the constitution promises us our freedoms, somehow it has become the right of the non American, sorry this doesn’t work, you only get these when you become a legal citizen and that doesn’t happen sneaking in during the night. Illegals are not the victims here, we are.

5) And last but not least, fly that flag, fly it higher than all others and see to it is treated with respect.

Thank You,

We get Email

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Subject: Thank You!!!

Thank you for all your efforts! You guys ( and gals, too ) are terrific! We really need to keep up the pressure on the businesses, business leaders, and our dear presidente. He and the members of the business community who want the cheap labor and additional taxes must be held responsible and called to the carpet for their despicable greediness. We losing whole cities to barrios and crime. I neverthought I'd see so much of state and others going down the barrio anti-American toilet... What a waste of all that we and previous generations have worked so hard for. And to be sold out for cheap labor - it's enraging. So once again, thank you! Thank you!!