Who Killed Brisenia Flores?

briseniaA month ago, anti-immigrant activists brutally shot and killed nine-year-old Brisenia Flores and her father. Brisenia's the adorable little girl to the left.

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What does this have to do with the Minutemen and FAIR?

Shawna Forde, the alleged ringleader and one of three suspects arrested in the deadly home invasion, heads up a border "watchdog" group known as the Minuteman American Defense (MAD).

Forde is suspected of having plotted and executed the killing of nine-year-old Brisenia Flores in order to raise money for her vigilante group. According to the Associated Press:

Two of three people arrested in a southern Arizona home invasion that left a little girl and her father dead had connections to a Washington state anti-illegal immigration group that conducts border watch activities in Arizona.

Jason Eugene Bush, 34, Shawna Forde, 41, and Albert Robert Gaxiola, 42, have been charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and other charges, said Sheriff Clarence Dupnik of Pima County, Ariz.

ShawnaIt turns out that Shawna has also been a representative of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), an organization that regularly lobbies Washington and appears as an expert voice on mainstream news, despite its classification as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Now the mainstream media is barely reporting Bresenia's murder. We have to do better than this.

Please share the story of Brisenia Flores today, and help us turn the tide on extremism.
From the Blogs

Think Progress | Andrea Nill:

Minuteman Leader Allegedly Kills 9-Year-Old And Father To Finance Hate Group

This weekend, Shawna Forde, 41, leader of the Minuteman American Defense (M.A.D.) group and two of her associates were arrested in connection with the murder of a 9-year-old girl, Brisenia Flores, and her father, Raul, in Arivaca, AZ.

Anti-Defamation League on Extremism | ADL

Border Vigilante Leader and Two Others Charged with Murder of Arizona Man and Nine Year-Old Daughter

Forde, who denied involvement in the alleged incident, heads Minuteman American Defense (MAD), a small border vigilante group. Authorities have said the motive for the horrific crime appears to have been financial gain.

Imagine2050 | Eric Ward

Child Killer Represented National Anti-Immigrant Group

Forde would not be the first person associated to FAIR with suspect behavior. During a town hall meeting in Tennessee that took place on April 27, 2006 FAIR Midwest Coordinator Susan Tully chuckled at the idea of Nashville radio talk show host Phil Valentine who advised border patrol agents to shoot undocumented immigrants. 

The Sanctuary | Nezua

Flores por Brisenia

Salud, Raul y Brisenia. I can only imagine the pain your wife/mother has to live with, now. May she find some relief and healing as soon as possible. And may justice come swiftly for those who have gouged so much amor y sangre from her life, and taken you all away from each other for a while.

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