[kellynla]

"Consider the Democratic senator from Nebraska, Ben Nelson, who is running for re-election. He once opposed crackdowns on illegals in his state, but now complains that illegal labor crowds out American workers."

[kellynla]

ping

[cripplecreek]

Oog happy now.

[taxed2death]

"The delay gave candidates a chance to sample public opinion that is markedly sympathetic to the crazies."

Yea, us crazies who favor the rule of law in a modern society.

[Thorin]

I'm glad to see people coming around to an idea Pat Buchanan has been pushing since 1992.

[Dane]

Totally serious now Kellynla.

Do you think the writer of this article has ever picked up a shovel or cleaned a toilet in his metrosexual life.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Pfft, it's called "research".

[Mr. Mojo]

Now, the fence almost represents a consensus position, embraced by the left and right alike,

"Almost" is correct. The far left and the RINO "the Minutemen are vigilantes" crowd still maintain their suicidal, pathologically stupid positions.

[magoo70804]

If the Feds funded (see below) a bounty pool and each state could license bounty hunters (after doing a background check) and then put a $250 bounty on each illegal captured. Let the market place take care of the situation.

Also, fine each employer $10,000 for each illegal and use that to fund the Bounty Pool.

[VOA]

Consider the Democratic senator from Nebraska, Ben Nelson, who is running for re-election...

Clair McCaskill (D, MO) brilliant disguise as a "Tougher Than Talent"
anti-illegal-immigration crusader is the reason she's running a competitive
race for Senate.

[Norman Arbuthnot]

"When it comes to the border, we're all Neanderthals now."

Not quite Rich, I think your buddies over at the Weekly Standard still think open borders is a good thing. That said, I'm glad to see that you have embraced a rational position on protecting our with Mexico. Keep working on Kristol, Barnes, et al.

[GarySpFc]

''You show me a 50-foot wall, and I'll show you a 51-foot ladder at the border.'' This is true, and also beside the point. If illegals have to deploy 51-foot ladders to get here, their transit manifestly is going to be more difficult, and therefore fewer will attempt it.

Has anyone ever been up on a 50 foot ladder? I was a paratrooper, and I shudder to think about being on a wobbly 50 footer. However, I will show you a fifty foot wall for you to consider climbing.

[Tammy8]

I agree. I am very greatful to the Minutemen, they have brought attention to problems we have had for years and could get no one to listen to. If the Minutemen never accomplish anything other than getting attention to the problems, it will have been a great achievement.

[RobbyS]

A significant difference between America and Europe. Rarely does one find in Europe this sort of voluntary action which is capable of forcing government to action without overthrowing it. Tocquevillle took note of this. Europeans generally defer to authority, which is why their welfare states are so much more paternalistic than our own. Our craziness results in more criminals but also more direct democracy, more moderate and long lasting change. Our politcal system lends itself to this, because our congressmen defer to the wishes of their constituents, whereas in Europe, their MPs defer to the party leadership at all times.