Thursday, 31 January 2008
MINUTEMEN CALL UPON WASHINGTON LAWMAKERS TO FOLLOW DUNCAN HUNTER’S LEADERSHIP

PHOENIX, AZ —The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (MCDC) calls upon our Washington lawmakers to follow Congressman Duncan Hunter’s leadership by reinstating the funding for construction of the double-layered border fence along our Southern border with Mexico that Congress stripped from the budget of the Homeland Security Department last month. MCDC praises Congressman Hunter’s introduction of H.R. 5124 and demands President Bush set the national policy priorities in his last State of the Union that will compel Congress to implement the 2008 Minuteman Border Security Agenda, in order to protect America from the worsening illegal alien invasion—before Congress takes action on any other policy issues this year.

“Congressman Hunter’s legislation is an important government initiative toward achieving our mission to reduce the number of illegal aliens who, undetected and undeterred, enter this country daily. We hope that it will serve as a motivating reminder to President Bush that he once made the same commitment to the American people,â€