The Department of Homeland Security concedes that intelligence reports indicate Al Qaeda is considering infiltration of the US via Mexico.  On top of that, there is the ongoing uncontrolled immigration, in violation of US law.  So, a group of citizens announces their intention to "identify and follow illegal border crossers and alert federal agents", in order to help agents enforce the law in a particularly pourous area of the Arizona/Mexico border.  And our purported "ally" Mexico thumbs their nose at us.

When we build walls to defend our borders, Vicente Fox says "no country that is proud of itself should build walls".   When citizens organize a neighborhood watch to assist the border Patrol, Vicente Fox calls them "migrant-hunting groups" and says Mexico will "use the law, international law and even U.S. law to make sure these types of groups ... will not have any opportunity to progress."   His interest in the sanctity of "U.S. law", however, does not appear to extend to US border law.

Wesley Pruden writes...

Americans shouldn't worry about terrorists slipping into the United States because [says Vicente Fox] "we have absolutely no evidence of that." American authorities do, but that's a risk Mr. Fox is willing to take on our behalf.

A responsible border policy—and a responsible President—would 1) treat this as the National Security issue that it is, and 2) treat Mexico as the complicit enemy that they have decided to be.  But not President Bush.   He's taken his side, and his side is with Mexico...

President Bush yesterday said he opposes a civilian project to monitor illegal aliens crossing the border, characterizing them as "vigilantes."  He said he would pressure Congress to further loosen immigration law. 

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 Mr. Bush was criticized by both Republicans and Democrats earlier this month for failing to add 2,000 agents to the Border Patrol, as set out in the intelligence overhaul legislation he signed in December. The president's 2006 budget allows enough money to add only 210 agents for the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico.

What do you think it will take for politicians to get as serious about border security as they got about airline security right after we were attacked by terrorists on 9/11?  

Or did I just answer my question?

UPDATE:  Michelle Malkin has more, including specifics about just how irresponsible Bush has been.  I'll venture to say that, if we are attacked by terrorists who slipped in over the Mexico/US border, there will be calls for Bush's impeachment.  From Republicans.

Via Malkin, I see more from La Shawn Barber...

"Shame on you, Mr. Bush. Mexico’s president Vicente Fox probably stood there smiling, pleased that his American pal is trained so well."

 ...and Polipundit...

This from a president whose administration refuses to fund the Border Patrol. This from a president whose Department of “Homeland Security” actively refuses to enforce immigration laws. This from a president who has proposed a massive amnesty for the millions of illegal aliens who’ve broken our immigration laws. This from a president who has allowed illegal immigration to increase after the September 11, 2001, attacks.