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Donald Trump's Border Security Plan
46:30 - 52:06 (05:36)
Donald Trump proposed building an Israeli-style security fence along the US-Mexico border and deploying the National Guard and military reserves to address illegal immigration and terrorism. The effectiveness of this plan is questionable as very few terrorists have entered the US through the southern border.
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This episode discusses the story of Chris Simcox, the former leader of a border patrol group.
46:30 - 47:35 (01:05)
Summary
This episode discusses the story of Chris Simcox, the former leader of a border patrol group. He allegedly hired a 16-year-old girl to be his sex slave and was arrested for child molestation; however, he continued to market and sell his mailing list even while in jail.
ChapterDonald Trump's Border Security Plan
EpisodePart One: The Complete, Insane History of American Border Militias
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The plan was to buy up miles of private land along the border and build an Israeli-style security fence, including a six-foot trench and concertina wire on top.
47:35 - 50:04 (02:29)
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The plan was to buy up miles of private land along the border and build an Israeli-style security fence, including a six-foot trench and concertina wire on top. The Minutemen group emphasized that they were non-violent while patrolling and defending their lives if they were attacked.
ChapterDonald Trump's Border Security Plan
EpisodePart One: The Complete, Insane History of American Border Militias
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The speaker suggests using work camps and shooting illegal immigrants on sight, despite the fact that zero terrorists have been found at the southern border.
50:04 - 51:22 (01:18)
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The speaker suggests using work camps and shooting illegal immigrants on sight, despite the fact that zero terrorists have been found at the southern border. He also notes the troubling similarity between these comments and those made by Nazis.
ChapterDonald Trump's Border Security Plan
EpisodePart One: The Complete, Insane History of American Border Militias
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Minutemen were a group that were just as hateful and had intentions just as violent as the neo-Nazis and Klansmen who preceded them.
51:22 - 52:06 (00:44)
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The Minutemen were a group that were just as hateful and had intentions just as violent as the neo-Nazis and Klansmen who preceded them. Donald Trump is, therefore, an expression of the Republican Party's sentiments rather than the cause of them.