Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

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Not to be confused with Minuteman Project.

The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps is a volunteer group headed by Chris Simcox and dedicated to preventing illegal crossings of the United States border. Arguing that the government is insufficiently concerned with securing the U.S. border,[1] they have organized several state chapters, with the intention of providing law enforcement agencies with evidence of immigration law violations.[2] Simcox states that the group merely reports incidents to law enforcement, and does not directly confront immigrants. There is a standard operating procedure (SOP) that must be followed by Minutemen volunteers. Rules include not speaking to, approaching, gesturing towards or having physical contact in any way with any suspected border crossers they may see.[3] The organization has been criticized as being a right-wing militia.[4] The MCDC is often confused with or thought to be affiliated with the The Minuteman Project Inc., but the two groups are wholly distinct.[5]

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  1. ^ About Us. Retrieved on 2006-07-09.
  2. ^ MM Brochure. Retrieved on 2006-07-22.
  3. ^ Standard Operating Procedure for Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
  4. ^ Ramirez, Anthony (2006-06-04), “Angry Exchanges, To and Fro, at Rally”, NY Times, <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/04/nyregion/04protest.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/R/Ramirez,%20Anthony> 
  5. ^ Gilchrist, Jim (2007-11-07), “The Minuteman Project is a separate and distinct organization”, Immigration Headliner News, <http://www.minutemanproject.com/newsmanager/templates/mmp.asp?articleid=231&zoneid=1> 

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