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"Why does President Bush want these people here?"

Apparently, the answer is not well-known. I presume however, this is something that happened in the course of him growing up in Texas and being at Texas politician---connected with the growers, etc.

"Why won't our politicians do anything about them?"

I find it interesting that Congressmen are more willing to act than senators. Congressmen are closer to the people. Senators are more dependent on the media to win a race across their whole state.

The MSM is of course against us, yet we can't win. Just take a little perspective. This issue was practically unknown to most Americans---even most Republicans, just 2 or 3 years ago. I would like to see some conservative Republicans gathering video footage of these rallies. That way, people could make some DVDs for our purposes---as opposed to the MSM purposes.

In addition, I would hope that video is being gathered on the border itself. This video could be intermixed with a demonstration video to powerful effect. And this time, we have to live with the mistake that was made last time a DVD was made that involve freepers.

It was about the Iraq war and some nonprofit organization agreed to fund the production of it. As a result, I think the only people who ever saw it were soldiers. Yes, that is a good thing in itself, but any DVDs is manufactured needs to be distributed as widely as possible. Production is really quite cheap, and can easily be paid for by the people purchasing the DVDs. Initial production is quite cheap as well, something like $1000 as I recall, which can be raised right here without terrible difficulty.

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This DVD was released today. It was made by a woman who lives a few miles from my house. We live in Cochise County, Arizona near the border. This woman appeared on Fox News Channel last night and today to discuss her film and the situation near the border.

Here's the official blurb from the distributor:

As politicians argue over proposed changes to immigration laws and Homeland Security struggles to protect the U.S., a quiet rural community in Arizona has become Ground Zero for the undocumented alien invasion. So says the controversial and thought-provoking documentary Cochise County, USA - Cries From The Border arriving on DVD May 2, 2006 from Genius Products. Produced, directed and written by Cochise County resident and filmmaker Mercedes Maharis, the shockingly gritty film explores the real life impact of this national tragedy on border communities. Though home to only 130,000 permanent residents, Cochise County sees as many as one million illegal immigrants cross its borders into the U.S. each year and is the birthplace of the first Minuteman Project. Providing a balanced exploration of the complex and multi-faceted problem of regulating illegal immigration, the DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98.

Through interviews with elected officials, residents, activists, border patrol, volunteer civil defense and even immigrants themselves, this extraordinary film highlights the grim reality of the cultural clashes and escalating danger that human trafficking leaves in its wake. These vivid first-hand accounts reveal the frustration and abandonment felt by those closest to the struggle as the film tackles politically charged issues including drug trafficking, terrorist threats, the environmental impact of border protection, as well as the economic and social consequences of vast numbers of undocumented aliens entering the U.S. Cochise County, USA - Cries From The Border was one of only 25 films selected from submissions from around the world for the Liberty Film Festival in 2005.