Author and retired U.S. Border Patrol anti-smuggling Agent John W. Slagle of Three Points, Arizona, sent me this report on the Minuteman Project as of April 12.
Slagle writes:

"I just got off the phone with Mike, MMP volunteer that returned to Colorado to finish an op ed for USA Today. The citizens are doing an outstanding job, despite media setups, political foes and the usual nonsense. The border patrol "grunts" appreciate their efforts but above the rank of Supervisory Agents, it's politics controlled by Washington. Some things never change. Altar Sonora, and Sasabe Sonora, Mexican staging areas for decades are 'filling up" – which is normal each time pressure is placed on the normal easy access smuggling routes. The 1,000 Mexican military troops that have been south of Cochise County line are busy telling prospective border crossers to travel east and west. The Border Patrol is out in force, and with Citizens as well as the media, a small section of Arizona is briefly contained."

It just goes to show that illegal immigration on the Southwest border CAN BE STOPPED at any given place for any particular length of time. But since the border is wide open a few dozen miles down the road from Minuteman-occupied territory, the illegal alien invasion continues. And here's the real punchline: even if illegal aliens are caught by the Border Patrol, it doesn't mean that the aliens are leaving the U.S. anytime soon. In fact, it's only the beginning.

I've explored this bizarre reality of U.S. immigration policy at length in writing for VDARE.com as well as in my most recent column about the extraordinary media impact of the Minuteman Project . . . all the way to Sweden.