By Lou Dobbs
(CNN) -- When is a great idea about securing our nation's porous borders not a great idea? Surprisingly, when it comes from the country's top border official.
In a truly stunning development, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert C. Bonner last week announced to reporters he thinks a voluntary patrol made up of concerned and organized citizens along our broken borders is an idea worth exploring.
Commissioner Bonner said he welcomes "the eyes and ears of citizens who help us gain control of our borders." He also applauded the Minutemen Project volunteers for acting responsibly and not taking the law into their own hands. That's a far cry from President Bush's assessment of the Minutemen, who he mistakenly pre-judged as "vigilantes."
Posted by Suzanne at July 29, 2005