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Border Enforcement
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The Right Coast
The Immigration CompromiseMike Rappaport
This weekend has seen a great deal of debate about the "immigration compromise" bill. Let me reiterate my general position. I favor legal immigration and oppose illegal immigration. I am…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Latest from Fortress Europe
Spain, which is at the edge of the European Union, is part of Fortress Europe and has increased its (and thus the EU's) border enforcement since joining the EU. Indeed,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Position of the Fired U.S. Attorneys on Border Enforcement
In "3 fired U.S. attorneys were tried by border policing," Richard A. Serrano in the Los Angeles Times (here) reports on something previously reported on this blog -- that the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Series in the Denver Post
The Denver Post has ran the first (click here) in a four-day series on border control. "Fortress America: Part 1" looks optimistically (perhaps overly so in my view) at the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
NAFTA and Immigration
Over a decade ago, NAFTA proponents claimed that the trade accord, which did noit include any major migration provisions, would solve the problem of undocumented migration from Mexico. But despite…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Budget Request for Border Enforcement
President Bush has requested about $13 billion for border controls and internal enforcement of immigration laws in his fiscal year (FY) 2008 budget submitted to Congress on February 5. This…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Passport Rule No Problem at LAX
At least at Los Angeles International Airport, airline and immigration officials reported a smooth transition on Monday, the first day of a new policy requiring passports or permanent resident cards…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Book: IMPACTS OF BORDER ENFORCEMENT ON MEXICAN MIGRATION: THE VIEW FROM SENDING COMMUNITIES
The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UC-San Diego is pleased to The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UC-San Diego is pleased to announce the publication of IMPACTS OF…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Legal Maneuvers on the Border
Today, Louie Gilot of the El Paso Times reports that "U.S. officials have figured out a way to deal with 'spotters,' people who loiter on the international bridges, watching inspectors…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Republicans Force Hand Against Undocumented
House Speaker Dennis Hastert stood before the cameras Thursday placing big red check marks on a list of nine border-enforcement bills that have passed the House -- including a 700-…