Protestors cry out against Obama, McCain immigration policies

By Joel Ebert

A crowd of roughly sixty people gathered in Congress Park for a rally supporting the Minuteman Civil Defense Corp. Among the key speakers at the event were Minuteman President Chris Simcox, Alan Keys, Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), and Constitutional Party Presidential nominee Chuck Baldwin.

The Minuteman Civil Defense Corp. consists of American citizens who patrol the U.S.-Mexico border in order to assist in the prevention of illegal immigration. Simcox organized the event to bring together Presidential candidates who have promised to adhere to the Minutemen’s agenda. He said the event was organized to challenge both Barack Obama and John McCain on their immigration policies.

“We need to show the rest of the world that you are not going to tread on us,” Simcox said. “We are going to use our military assets and we are going to secure our borders to maintain our national security and protect public safety,” he continued. The gathering was interrupted by a group of eight protesters opposing the Minutemen with a megaphone. Chanting, “Hey hey, ho ho, racist Minutemen have got to go”, the protesters stirred the feelings of the Minuteman crowd.

The protesters waved klan hoods and taunted the Minutemen by declaring, “The US government is illegitimate.” The crowd responded with laughs and annoyed looks. “Its a shame to waste a good public school education,” Simcox said, referring to the teenage protesters.