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Gilchrist wants to return to Columbia

The Minuteman Project has come under fire for its vigilante strategy for stopping illegal immigration, in which volunteers monitor the U.S.-Mexico border and report individuals who attempt to cross illegally.

By Yasmin Gagne • January 27, 2012 at 12:46 PM

When Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist spoke at Columbia in 2006, protesters stormed the stage, sparking a rowdy brawl.