A new militia at the U.S.-Mexico border
Patriots for America calls it monitoring on the U.S.-Mexico border faith-based ministry work. Others call them racists.
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Show Notes
Patriots for America patrols the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, stops migrants, and questions children. They call it faith-based ministry work; civil rights groups say they’re just another racist group of extremists. Today, we follow them in action. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Molly Hennessy-Fiske
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