The Minutemen border-watch group is coming to New York to demand that the federal government tighten security at our borders – and to promote an eye-opening new book co-authored by Minutemen founder Jim Gilchrist. President George Bush once referred to Minutemen volunteers as "vigilantes," but the book promises to give the group "a chance to respond, and to change the nature of the illegal immigration debate in the process,” according to a release from the group."Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders" is written by Gilchrist and "Unfit for Command" co-author Jerome Corsi. The book hits stores nationwide on July 25, and the following day at noon the authors will appear at New York City's ground zero, a site chosen as a symbolic reminder of the connection between border security and national security.
A number of the terrorist hijackers on 9/11 were in this country illegally, and Gilchrist – a Marine Corps veteran and recipient of the Purple Heart – notes: "We might have avoided that tragedy had the federal government been willing to enforce the immigration laws already on the books.
"But five years and thousands of lives later, Washington still refuses to do its job. That's why I organized the Minuteman Project, and that's also why I felt compelled to write this book."
The assertions in "Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders" include:
The real number of illegal aliens in the U.S. is not 12 million, as the federal government claims, but closer to 30 million.
The IRS – known for hounding citizens who make mistakes on their returns – has paid out $10 billion in refunds and credits to illegal aliens who used fraudulent Social Security numbers, and it has no intention of going after those who've made fraudulent claims.
Over 3,000 illegal aliens suspected of murdering Americans have fled to Mexico, where they often live openly and without fear of arrest.
"Illegal immigration is out of control, and Americans are paying for it with their pocketbooks and - far too often - with their lives," Corsi declared. "Our government is not being honest with us about the extent of the problem. This book will put a stop to that deception."