- SOS Borders
SOS Borders (Standing on Secure Borders) is non-partisan umbrella group of organizations and individuals dedicated to preserving the integrity of the borders of the U.S.A. with a particular focus on preventing illegal immigration and maintaining national security. Its constituent groups oppose the idea of amnesty bills and any "comprehensive" immigration legislation. [SOS borders website| [http://www.sosborders.com/cgi-bin/sosborders.pl] ] It has links with the
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps , a citizen border patrol that has been criticized as being aright-wing militia .Citation
last =Ramirez
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title =Angry Exchanges, To and Fro, at Rally
newspaper = NY Times
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date =2006-06-04
url = ]SOS Borders helped sponsor a series of small anti-illegal immigration rallies in the first half of 2006, often in front of Mexican consulates. [Citation
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title =Small, vocal rally in Raleigh opposes illegal immigration
newspaper = The News & Observer
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date =2006-06-04
url = http://www.newsobserver.com/news/wake/raleigh/story/446881.html ] [Citation
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title =Frustrations voiced again: Immigration critics come together at rally in Palominas
newspaper = Sierra Vista Herald
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date =2006-06-04
url = http://www.svherald.com/articles/2006/06/04/local_news/news1.txt] Counter-demonstrators claimed the group was anti-Mexican. The group now focuses on lobbying political representatives.Fact|date=June 2007References
External Sources
* [http://www.sosborders.com/cgi-bin/sosborders.pl SOS Borders website]
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