Examines the civilian vigilante groups that patrol the border between the US and Mexico, and how they intersect with the larger anti-immigrant and white supremacist movements.

Fear and loathing on the U.S.-Mexico border -- "I'm proud to be a vigilante. How about you?" -- "It's your country, take it back" -- Spreading the message -- Attrition through enforcement : constructing enemies in the contemporary immigration "crisis" -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.