1.  How many illegals are caught crossing the New Mexico border every day?  How many illegals cross the New Mexico border into the U.S. every day and are not caught?

2.  What is "J-Man's" reason for being a Minuteman volunteer?  How does he describe 99.9% of the illegals entering the U.S.?  What is the danger with the other .1%?  Do you agree with his reasoning?

3.  What is team leader Paul Murphy's reason for volunteering with the Minutemen?

4.  Who is Robert Wright?  What did he say was the goal of the Minuteman patrols?

5.  Why did the Minutemen choose Hachita as their headquarters for the New Mexico border patrol?

6.  Who is Gary Cole?  According to Mr. Cole, what are the two reasons for the Minutemen's volunteer patrol?

7.  Read information from the Minuteman website here and here.
Define vigilante.  President Bush described the Minutemen as vigilantes.  Is that a fair description?  Why or why not?
Define racist.  Americans who support illegal immigrants describe the Minutemen as racists.  How would you describe the Minutemen?  Explain your answer.