Minutemen are Back!

With the Federal Border Patrol stretched thin after the Hurricane, volunteers from the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps are stepping in to fill in the gaps, says the Washington Times:

"Border Patrol agents are in the area affected by Katrina to provide security and law-enforcement support," said Minuteman founder Chris Simcox. "This shift in personnel away from the border to New Orleans and other affected areas leaves our country vulnerable to increased trafficking by illegal aliens and terrorists attempting to enter the United States."
Mr. Simcox, publisher of a Tombstone, Ariz., newspaper, said Minuteman civilian volunteers -- as part of an operation known as "Secure Our Borders" -- have been deployed "to fill gaps in border security as U.S. Border Patrol agents are reassigned to disaster-relief duty."

Thank God for the Volunteers! Everyday citizens working without pay are increasingly seen as more effective than the vast federal bureaucracy. Here is their website.