Topic
Border Enforcement
291 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
Death and danger on the Mexican-American border: Migrants attempting entry to the U.S. through Arizona face likelihood of a slow, painful death
Stricter enforcememt and more agents along the southern U.S. border mean determined migrants may choose to attempt entry through terrain that leads many to their deaths, says Schuster Institute Senior…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Top 10 Canadian Customs/Border Issues Predictions for 2014
It is January 1, 2014 and time for Cyndee's top 10 predictions for 2014. There will be a number of border issues for Canadians and persons doing business with Canadians.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Border Quilt Stories in DC
From Pedro Rios, AFSC:This past week I participated in a delegation to DC as part of the Southern Border Communities Coalition’s (SBCC)* and CAMBIO’s revitalizenotmilitarize.org<http://revitalizenotmilitarize.org> campaign. Border residents and advocates…
ImmigrationProf Blog
THE BEGINNING OF THE END: THE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1965 AND THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN U.S./MEXICO BORDER ENFORCEMENT
Here is an introduction to an article that I am writing. For a draft, please contact me at krjohnson@ucdavis.edu.In the celebratory wake of the passage of the Civil Rights Act…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Papers, Please: A Video Game
A reader of ImmigrationProf blog tipped me off to a PC/Mac game on immigration and border control called Papers, Please. I have not played it yet but he said that the game raises "ethical…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Smokers Be Aware At The Border – CBSA Officers May Limit You To 200 Cigarettes
We recently were contacted by a person who had his NEXUS pass confiscated because he declared a carton of cigarettes, but did not declare the open package of cigarettes. The…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Guest Blog Post: Kit Johnson on Photos of the U.S./Mexico Border
Kit Johnson, Associate Professor of Law, at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, submitted this guest blog post. Thanks Kit!Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of auditing Rose…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Alaska Border Patrol
Some levity.bh
ImmigrationProf Blog
Border Surge Amendment Chases South Texas Democrat from Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Brownsville) has resigned from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus due to its support for S.744, which includes unprecedented interior and border enforcement measures disguised as "comprehensive immigration reform." "Vela…
ImmigrationProf Blog
On-Line Symposium: Comprehensive Immigration Reform – The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Over the next few weeks, the ImmigrationProf blog will have a series of features on the comprehensive immigration reform bill pending in the U.S. Congress. Here is the first installment.SB…