The AP offers a stock report: "Volunteers to help patrol Mexican border".

MSNBC's Brock N. Meeks files a report that he tries to fill with as much dramatic imagery as possible: "Citizen-volunteers gather to secure a border: A showdown in Tombstone". While it makes clear that the MMP are concerned about illegal immigration, it also includes this bit:

...This modern day showdown pits [the MMP] against pro-immigrant civil rights activists and a group of Hispanic Arizona lawmakers intent on being in the thick of things and making noise.

"So long as it's a daytime meeting -- and there's no (Klan) hoods out there -- I intend to get right in the middle of things," Rep. Ben Miranda, D-Phoenix, told Capitol Media Services. "I intend to demonstrate by my actions that we will not be intimidated."

While no Klan members have signed on to help out the Minutemen, members of white supremacy groups have signaled their intention to join the border patrolling volunteers...

The KVOA report "Minuteman Project causes concern in Mexico" discusses the concerns of a legal border crosser and the concerns of Douglas Mayor Ray Borane and his counterpart on the other side in Agua Prieta. It ends with this:

...The Mexican military is on stand-by. One unit has about a thousand soldiers. They're located just across the border.

They're united with the Mayor of Agua Prieta and they're saying they're hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst.

Rep. Miranda makes another appearance in the AZ Republic's "2 views of Arizona's border issue". The pro-MMP side is presented by Rep. Russell Pearce (R-Mesa).

Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh "deconstructed" an AP report about the MMP. The AP report ("Armed volunteers plan to patrol Mexican border; some fear bloodshed could result") includes this quote from one of those who'll be protesting the MMP:

"[The MMP] are domestic terrorists that represent a danger to the country and could promote a major border conflict that will have serious ramifications and consequences," said Armando Navarro, a University of California-Riverside political science professor and coordinator of the National Alliance for Human Rights, made up mostly of Hispanic activists.

Also yesterday, Mary Sanchez of Knight-Ridder offered this bit about Navarro in "A volatile situation building on U.S.-Mexico border":

...Navarro's tone and word choices often make him an easy target. The professor's fervent stands to organize Latinos politically are often misconstrued as separatist. Navarro wants Latinos to gain the power and influence their numbers convey. He understands the present is a critical juncture for the Latino population, accurately noting there are too few true national leaders for Latinos...

Let's go to the tape. Here's a 1995 Navarro quote:

"Ladies and Gentlemen, what this means is a transfer of power, it means control, and it is the young people, the people who are now moving to develop an agenda for the twenty first century they are going to be in a position to really make the promise of what the Chicano movement was all about in terms of self-determination, in terms of empowerment, even in the terms of an Aztlan...."

There's audio and much more information at the link. For instance, see this rather interesting post.

UPDATE: See also "Firsthand Report of Today's Minuteman Project Activities".