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Border Security
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Fred Thompson’s Border Security and Immigration Reform Plan
Here is Fred Thompson's immigration platform:"In the post-9/11 world, immigration is much more of a national security issue. A government that cannot secure its borders and determine who may enter…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Conferences
It is the season for immigration conferences.Notre Dame Forum to examine immigrationU.S. Sen. Melquiades Rafael "Mel" Martinez, R-Fla., Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona, and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Linda Chavez on the Border Wars
Conservative pundit Linda Chavez warns Republican candidates that they risk indefinitely losing the Latino vote if they pursue a "take-no-prisoners" approach to immigration reform. In her view, a "moderate" approach…
ImmigrationProf Blog
US Army on the Mexican Border: A Historical Perspective
Bender's Immigration Bulletin has posted a monograph entitled "The US Army on the Mexican Border: A Historical Perspective," by Matt M. Matthews, Combat Studies Institute, 2007. It documents the long…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New GAO Report on Border Security
The U.S. General Accountability Office has issued a new report (http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07884t.pdf) on Border Security. Thanks to Dan Kowalski for highlighting an interesting passage: "Our visits to the northern border show…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Texas Monthly on the Feb. 2005 Border Patrol shootings
This months issue of Texas Monthly has a detailed story about the case of Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, who were convicted for their role in…
Truck Injury Lawyer Blog
DOT IG Wary of Opening Border to Mexican Trucks
By Morgan Adams
Transportation Topics Online reported the following today: The Transportation Department needs tighter controls on Mexican truck and bus drivers with driving convictions and greater ability to inspect vehicles at the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
El Paso Caught in the Middle
Spencer Hsu writes in the Washington Post:Leaders of this sunny desert city peppered Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff during a recent visit with complaints about trade-crimping border-crossing delays, unwanted calls…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Karl Rove on Immigration
As influential White House strategist Karl Rove steps down, what was his position on immigration policy?This question was asked of Karl Rove at the 21st Annual John M. Ashbrook Memorial…
ImmigrationProf Blog
What the U.S. Needs to Do to Gain Control of Its Southern Border — Work with Mexico? It Can’t Be!
In an article "Helping Win the War on Our Doorstep Print" by Roger F. Noriega, a former Assistant Secretary of State and supportive of immigration reform, talks on the need…