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03-20-2005, 07:11 PM #1
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Protest At Jim Gilcrest's House
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Border watcher draws protest
Immigrant-rights activists stake out Aliso Viejo home of Minuteman founder.
By ERIKA I. RITCHIE
The Orange County Register
ALISO VIEJO – Jim Gilchrist hopes most of his neighbors won't believe the signs held by protesters at the entrance to his quiet, gated community.
They included "Minuteman, a racist domestic terrorist" and "KKK supports Minuteman" scrawled in bold letters and displayed by almost 50 protesters standing on sidewalks near the Vista de Oro gated community.
"It's doubtful the neighbors who know me will reverse their opinion after nine years," said Gilchrist, 56, holding his Chihuahua named Tia (Spanish for "aunt") in his cozy Aliso Viejo home Saturday. "I think they'll understand the issue better. I don't know if they'll like me less or they'll like me more. I'm glad the protesters are out there."
The Minuteman Project founder calls the signs "McCarthyism and all-out lying."
In April, Gilchrist will lead nearly 1,000 Minuteman Project volunteers from across the country into the Arizona desert, where they will search for undocumented immigrants crossing the border. They'll set up 50 posts - one for each state - and watch.
"We're like a neighborhood watch group gone country," he said. "It will be no differentthan calling the police if there's a stranger in your backyard."
The protesters, many from UC Riverside, don't see it that way. They held signs, passed out fliers and made noise outside the gated community.
Jesse Diaz, a graduate student from UC Riverside, helped organize Saturday's "call to action." On Easter, the group plans to demonstrate again in front of a nearby church where they believe he worships.
"He will not go unfettered and challenged," Diaz said. "This is a response to the Minuteman militia going to the border to apprehend individuals at gunpoint. We feel this is domestic terrorism. We want to expose him for what he is - a white-supremacist racist."
Gilchrist says group members will be armed responsibly but will not apprehend immigrants themselves.
He said his quest is not racially motivated, saying his son-in-law and grandson are Mexican.
The group, he said, will not tolerate race-haters, but wants to raise awareness about what he calls "continued illegal invasions."
The U.S. Border Patrol has expressed concerns about having the civilian patrols assist its efforts, and Arizona officials have said they're worried about possible violence, according to The Associated Press.
Diaz said his group decided to hit Gilchrist where he lives and expose him to his neighbors.
"No other place is as symbolic as his home," he said. "We're here to make noise, chant and let his neighbors know what he's doing."
Most of the neighbors were receptive, Diaz said.
"They've promised to call him and see what he's doing."
Some nearby residents jogged by, others walked their dogs and many of Gilchrist's neighbors became aware of the demonstration only when they left to run errands.
Gilchrist's next-door neighbor, Calvin Todd, 70, a retired engineer, was surprised by the protesters.
"It's sad the issue of immigration has reached this point," he said. "It's a shame our country's leadership has not taken care of it. It's sad onall sides."
Tom Dillingham, 42, looked upthe Minuteman Project's Web site after seeing the protest and said he was disturbed by its position.
He used to think he had something in common with his neighbor, he said.
He knew Gilchrist as a quiet man who hung out at the community pool with his grandchildren, who are close in age to Dillingham's own children.
Now he's worried that the racism he felt was pervasive in his former state of Louisiana might have surfaced here.
"I don't like these types of organizations," he said. "You just don't know who your neighbor is."
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Edit: Link by Mr_MagooIf you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those you allow to remain will give you trouble in the land where you will live.'
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03-20-2005, 07:26 PM #2
Well, I was trying to decide on one paragraph to talk about, but all of this report is a bunch of crappola. I can't believe the nerve of these "latino" activists. Aren't they on private property??? And threatening to go to Gilchrests church! This is pure terrorism.
And he's got a typical jerk liberal for a neighbor. God knows we've all had those.
Unreal.
This is all so uncalled for. All it would take is leadership to enforce our laws.
Seems to be a RARE commidity these days.
I hope someone up there is watching out for Jim.
I can't think of anything intelligent to say about this mess.Want to make people angry? Lie to them.
Want to make them absolutely livid? Tell 'em the truth."
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03-20-2005, 07:55 PM #3
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Re: Protest At Jim Gilcrest's House
Well isn't that special? To disrupt people in worship. Makes me respect their group so much more.
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03-20-2005, 10:01 PM #4
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OkayIf you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those you allow to remain will give you trouble in the land where you will live.'
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03-20-2005, 11:31 PM #5Originally Posted by AuntB
Gawd these people make me so damn angry!
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