"Force of Numbers Secures the Border"
"There aren't many border-control success stories these days, but Arizona's 
Minuteman Project is quickly becoming one. For observers wondering how average Americans can contribute meaningfully to homeland security, the Minutemen are becoming something of a model," says the Washington Times in an editorial. "How ironic that the people who President Bush derided as "vigilantes" are acting as much-needed extra eyes and ears for law-enforcement officials. The Minutemen have all but sealed the U.S.-Mexico border in the 23-mile stretch they patrol. Their success suggests that, organized in larger scale with a cooperative federal government, groups like Project Minuteman could be a substantial contribution to border security. At the very least, the Minutemen are bringing some much-needed attention to the nation's woefully porous borders. We hope President Bush and others who prefer the status quo are watching."
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How can any official of the United States Government call any legal resident a "vigilante" when they have been asleep or inattentive to the illegal immigration problem for a decade or more. Perhaps they should be "vigil" to the problem now and do something about it....including prosecuting those legal residents who aid and abet illegal immigration and illegally gain taxpayer subsidization to become unjustly enriched. It is anticompetitive as well. Every department in the Government should be taking action.....not just the immigration agencies.
If American business are indeed making $$ off of the 'poor illegal immigrant'.....then wouldn't the Bush administration take heed so as not to revisit the sins of the past of the blacks? They (blacks) now seek retribution for the businesses that were built on 'slave labor', and if the borders are not secured and the laws in place are not enforced, I forsee in decades to come that these business will be sued as some are now for retributions for profitting off of illegal Mexiacns...... I can see La Raza now marching on the capital with a laundry load of demands for that....
As the project gains press, we can only hope more states will ask for the same. It's come to the breaking point and the citizens of this country have every right to defend our borders. I had to laugh as the ACLU attempted to sucker officials in with a claim of harrassment against an illegal aided by the Minutemen.
The president may well have a new mandate...defending himself against impeachment proceedings for collusion with foreign governments.
