Mexican Authorities Reject US Border Vigilantes
As part of the "Minuteman Project", over 1,000 US armed racist civilians will carry out an authentic man hunt along 90 km border shared by Arizona and Sonora, further straining US-Mexican ties.

The vigilantes, coordinated by veterans from the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, have come from over 50 states to patrol 90km of the 500 km border from April 1-30 to stop what has been called a "silent invasion" of the US by illegal immigrants. It is estimated that every year 450,000 get through but another 400 die in the attempt.

The Mexican Foreign Ministry said it will attack the vigilantes with every legal mechanism at hand, and all 45 Mexican consulates will keep an eye on the "Minuteman Project" and resort to the International Court at the Hague if necessary.

Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez said a legal firm in Los Angeles, CA., is readying a strategy against the people-hunters.

The Office of the Secretary of Government reiterated calls of the Beta Groups on the north border, to provide humane aid to Mexican emigrants who may be subject to eventual repatriation.

Although the magnitude of Project Minuteman has caused a public furor, the involvement of civilians in such operations is nothing new.

The Mexican Foreign Ministry presented a diplomatic note to the State Department in 1999 expressing concern about vigilante activities, and in 2003 objected to civilian arrests in Arizona, especially in Cochise County, where the State Attorney refused to press charges.

Other operations occurring since 1994 include: Guardian, in San Diego, CA., and "Stay in Line", in El Paso, Texas. Far from discouraging the flow of immigrants it simply pushed them towards desert and more dangerous areas, raising the annual death toll among Mexican settlers.

Anti-immigrant moves also enjoy strong legal backing in the US, with legislation like HB-2030 of Arizona, which restricts services to illegal immigrants such as medical assistance, and access to housing.

Arizona Legislators are even planning to erect a private prison in Mexico to house the illegal immigrants, but their flow will not decline as long as the huge economic disparity persists.

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