Minuteman Project Gaining Momentum and Success

Hmmm, more volunteers have shown up and lo! - illegal entry to the United States is dramatically down in the patrolled areas. Duh.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,152468,00.html

I love the Border Patrol's response, that they're getting false positives on their sensors from the Minutemen. "Gee whiz, you're giving me extra blips on my computer screen!" The fact that the Border Patrol is not working WITH the Minutemen on this project - sharing a radio frequency, coordinating responses and patrols - is just breathtaking in its perversity. It's an excellent example of what's wrong with our nation's border security, where the management policy is "Zero Lawsuits through Abdication of Mission".

I wish folks would stop saying that securing our borders is not possible, too expensive, not supported by the electorate, racist, vigilante-ish, etc. The whole point of the Minutemen is to point out to both our government and the Mexicans that we're finally serious about border security, deadly serious. When an American puts on a weapon and volunteers, he means business. The fact that it is so successful already just points out the absurdity of the situation - average Joes can secure our borders better for free than the authorized agents who are paid to do so.

Most Americans believe that the next group of terrorists are likely to arrive in our country via Mexico or Canada, it's the path of least resistance. Mexico in particular is huge concern due to their government's lax security and unwavering unwillingness to address it. Canada is in the same boat as far as their liberal government's approach to security, it's just that Canada is slightly less porous.

Americans welcome immigrants to our country, we always will. But they will enter the country legally, they will adopt our culture (or at least not violently oppose it) and language, they will obey our laws and respect our customs, and they will participate and invest in the free future of the nation, politically, economically, and personally. In turn they will get every bit of respect for their beliefs, ancestry/ethnicity, culture, religion, and individual rights.

Americans are no longer politely expecting this over time, we have to look for it in advance and watch the door very closely in order to avoid another 9-11. We are sorry if illegal immigrants and their fans don't like it (not really), but they're going to have to get used to it.

Adios MF,

Doug