When did President Bush calls you or friends "vigilantes" (I assume you don't break any laws, right?). I don't mean to "smear" anyone, but you are aware that some people are against LEGAL immigration because they are racist or xenophobic, right? I will agree with you that murderers and robbers should not be allowed to immigrate, legally or illegally - that doesn't make me racist though.
Clawrence3, I am joshing you a little but you forgot to give Spiff a link to your pseudo-scientific poll thread ;)
Just after 9/11, the President asked all Americans to be vigilant and to report any suspicious activity that they observed. In April of last year, a neighborhood watch-like group was formed along our southern border to do just that. To watch the border areas and neighborhoods and to report any suspicious activities along the border such as groups of illegal border crossers. This group was and is called the Minuteman Project and armed with binoculars, lawnchairs, and cell phones that is exactly what they've done. On 24 March 2005, in response to our planned efforts to do what he called on all U.S. citizens to do (be vigilant and report suspicious activity), the President, while standing next to Mexican President Vincente Fox, denounced us as "vigilantes".
I'm also aware that some of the people who support the war in Iraq and Afghanistan do so because they are racist and xenophobic and hate all arabs in general and like the fact that we're killing so many of them over there. So what? Does that detract at all from the effort we are making there and its real purpose?