Glenn Spencer
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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.
Spencer and his website have been accused of being nativist and racist. 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 and the Anti-Defamation League.
In the 2000s Spencer gained media attention, most notably from Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
Louis Carl "Lou" Dobbs is an American journalist, radio host, television host on the Fox Business Network, and author. He anchored CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight until November 2009 when he announced on the air that he would leave the 24-hour cable news television network.He was born in Texas and lived...
of CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, 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.
Spencer and his website have been accused of being nativist and racist. 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 and the Anti-Defamation League.
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)