[1][2] Retired Army Colonel Al Rodriguez founded the group in 2006, to represent Hispanic Americans such as himself who are opposed to legalization for those who have entered the US illegally or overstayed their visas.
[3][4] The national organization was headed by Albert Rodriguez, the former mayor of Douglas, Arizona.
[8] The group was created after Rodriguez viewed media coverage of the 2006 United States immigration reform protests.
[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] In 2007, group leaders participated in a rally for immigration reform outside of the White House.
[20] In 2007 the Arizona chapter backed a bill to penalize employers who knowingly hired workers not in the United States legally.