Using 9-11 as Pre-Text for Hate: The Sept. 11 hijackers entered the United States Legally. It was the fact that
they entered the country Legally -- and thus did not arouse suspicion
-- that made them dangerous. [more]
The number of Mexican migrants trying
to sneak into the United States through the Arizona border has dropped
by half since hundreds of American civilians began guarding the area
earlier this week, say Mexican officials assigned to protect their
citizens. But that doesn't mean the migrants have given up. Most remain
determined to enter the United States and say they will simply find
other places to cross. Before Minuteman Project volunteers began
patrolling, Mexican officials encountered at least 400 undocumented
migrants daily. On Monday, the second day Minutemen were present, they
spotted just 198, said Bertha de la Rosa of Grupo Beta, a Mexican
government-sponsored group that discourages people from crossing
illegally and aids those stranded in the desert. "The fact that we're
not seeing them here doesn't mean they are not trying to cross," said
de la Rosa, the group's coordinator in Agua Prieta, a town across the
border from Douglas, Ariz. "They say they will look for another place
or wait awhile — but they are not giving up." [more]
Minuteman organizer James Gilchrist defends white supremacists from Alan Colmes: "Why are you picking on them?" [more]
Migrants press on despite observers at Arizona border [more]
FBI, civilian group are concerned about racists joining border sweeps [more]
Border Watchers Capture Their Prey -- the Media [more]
Pictured above: Minuteman Project supporters such
as Deborah Sattler of Mission Viejo and opponents such as Gabriel
Mondragon of Taos, N.M., engaged in a duel of words over the 30-day
border project that began yesterday. [more]
