Bush's Spanish Lessons

Sharrar led the Patriots in prayer ("Lord, these great men and women are here to stop an epidemic that is destroying our country ... "). Then the group, which claims to have caught and turned over 1,500 illegal migrants in the past year, went out and caught nine more. Until the borders are closed and the laws reformed, most of them will try to come back.

Photo: Rough ride: Bush rode in a patrol vehicle on the border as the immigration debate heated up
Photo: AMONG FRIENDS: Bush has had close ties to Latinos his whole personal and professional life. Left: Maria Galvan, who began working for his family in Austin. Above: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Below: Nephew George P. Bush.

Graphic: (text, illustration) Holding the Line: Last week President Bush called for 6,000 National Guard troops to suppor the 12,000 Boarder Patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexican boarder. The Senate, meanwhile, voted to build a massive fence. A look at how state-of-the-art technology and more personnel will help bolster border security. (graphic omitted)

With Andrew Murr in Yuma and Eleanor Clift

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