But still, Sizer said, "I think we're a pretty generous nation when it comes to immigration. We're the most generous nation."

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Alex Segura

As a Hispanic, Alex Segura stands out in the Utah Minuteman Project crowd of mostly non-Hispanic, white senior citizens.

But he is one of Utah's most vocal advocates for sealing the border and for tougher enforcement of the nation's immigration laws.

"I'm kind of a shock to some people. I'm supposed to be 'down and brown,' " Segura said. "I judge people by their character, not their skin color."

His stand against illegal immigration took him to Arizona in April to stand guard along a stretch of about a quarter mile of tattered, barbed-wire fence that marked the border with Mexico. He plans to return to the border this month.

His determination about the rule of law never faltered, though one night as he peered through the darkness of twisted brambles, he showed sympathy for those who risk their lives to illegally cross the border. He grew up on Salt Lake City's west side and recalls one of his two best friends was white, the other was black.

"We all had the common bond of the American culture," he said. "There's a new vulcanization going on . . . We're going back to before the civil rights movement, back to segregation.

"The segregation is being perpetrated by the Hispanics themselves," he said. "If they have their community, their community garners control."

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Darrel Wood

Darrel Wood of Price took time away from his job and family in April to participate in the Utah Minuteman Project.

Wood, who sees little activism in Price, where illegal immigration isn't as visible as it is in other areas, has also traveled to Salt Lake City to participate in Utah Minuteman Project protests.

It's a sacrifice, he says. "It's something that needs to be taken care of."

Wood questions the legitimacy of a war on terror and war on drugs that doesn't include closing the borders.

"The influx of illegals is not just immigrant farmers," he said. "Illegals are not just Mexican. They're all nationalities . . . some of those people are not good people, they're terrorists.

"I'm worried about my children and future grandchildren," Wood said. He believes illegal immigration is hurting his seven children's education, the health-care system and his tax rates.

Wood sees the need as more urgent after hundreds of Customs and Border Patrol field agents were deployed to help in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.