Glenn Spencer
- For the baseball player see Glenn Spencer (baseball)
| Gelnn Spencer | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupation | Political activist |
Glenn Spencer is an American political and illegal immigration activist.
In the 2000s Spencer gained media attention, most notably from Lou Dobbs of CNN, when he converted his ranch on the Arizona and Mexico border into a hi-tech security zone complete with infrared cameras, aerial drones and motion detectors. Spencer sought to show the American federal government how easy it was to halt illegal immigration and used his life savings to prove it.[1][2][3]
Spencer and his website have been accused of being nativist and racist.[4] The "links" section of the website contains links to sites—such as American Renaissance—which have been categorized by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a racist group. American Patrol is itself also named as a hate group website by the SPLC[5][6] and the Anti-Defamation League.[7][8]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Alternet.org
- ^ Hispanic7.com
- ^ CNN
- ^ Neiwert, Dave; Robinson, Sara (2005-10-07). "Coddling Extremists". Rights. Seattle: Orcinus. http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2005/10/coddling-extremists.html. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Anti-Immigration Groups". Intelligence Report. Montgomery, AL: Southern Poverty Law Center. 2001-05. http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?sid=175. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ Berkowitz, Bill; Dobbs, Lou (2006-07-01). "Dubious Guest List". Rome: Inter-Press Service. http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0701-08.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ Foxman, A.H. (2003). "Arizona". Extremism. Phoenix: Anti-Defamation League. http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/default.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ Tobias, Glen; Foxman, Abraham (2003). "Armed Vigilantes in Arizona". Border Disputes (Phoenix, New York: Anti-Defamation League) (PDF): 2–5. http://www.adl.org/extremism/arizona/arizonaborder.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
[edit] External links
- American Border Patrol
- A Border Stories profile of Glenn Spencer
- American Patrol Report Officially known as “Glenn Spencer’s American Patrol Report”
- Glenn Spencer's controversial letter Letter mentioned above.
- Civilian Patrols Along the Border: Legal and Policy Issues - Congressional Research Service
- They Keep Coming, and Coming, and Coming...material from the LA Times, 7/15/01
- Southern Poverty Law Center - The Nativists
- Hate or Heroism by the Border Action Network (BAN)
