Impacting change was never just a cliché for Carmen; she is the embodiment of tenacity and strength. For the last 14 years, Carmen has owned and operated a restaurant in Tombstone, Arizona; she is also a very astute activist and voice for border safety and security in Washington, D.C. While living and working on the front lines of the border challenges, Carmen was drawn into action to affect a solution to the border security issue by educating herself, and the community at large on the issues of human and sex trafficking of minors/adults that occur along our border often resulting in environmental destruction.

To that end, in October 2001, she helped form a neighborhood watch group to answer the President’s call to action after 9-11. Carmen recalls the moment she heard the President of the United States say on national television the day after the 9-11 attack, “be vigilant and to report ANY suspicious activity.”

Some just listened to the president; others took action – Carmen Mercer took action.

Over the last seven years, Carmen has diligently kept the pressure on all branches of government and responsible agencies to secure the border for national security and public safety of HER American people.

She also became a featured spokesperson for the MCDC (Minuteman Civil Defense Corp) PAC and the Minuteman PAC, committed to help elect candidates in the United States Congress and Senate who are very serious about protecting our borders.

She is also the Director of the Minuteman Border Fence Project.