The big question is this – how can you call yourself a country if you don’t enforce your borders? Small groups of American Citizens have been answering this question by doing their civic duty and helping the under-staffed and under-funded Border Patrol catch illegal aliens.

Even before it officially started today, the Minuteman Project has been a success. While setting up for their month-long patrol of the San Pedro Valley they spotted 18 illegals and reported them to the Border Patrol for arrest according to this AP news story.

Despite all the hand-wringing by the Mexican Government and open borders crowd (some who call themselves ‘human rights activists’) I expect the project to progress peacefuly and successfully. Good luck to them.