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Border Security
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Republicans Introduce Border Security Bill
Washington D.C. – This morning, Senate Republicans, led by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), introduced the “Border Security First Act of 2007” as an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Bipartisan call for commuting border agent sentences
Main July 18, 2007Bipartisan call for commuting border agent sentencesEspecially in these partisan times, it is encouraging to see bipartisanship on any issue. And, as detailed in this Lou Dobbs…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Reports on Senate hearing on Border Agent case
Main July 17, 2007Reports on Senate hearing on Border Agent caseReports from the Houston Chronicle, from the AP, from The Hill and from The Corner at NRO provide some highlights…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Rudy Giuliani, National Security, and the Grand Old Party on Immigration and Border Enforcement
We can expect lots of talk of the need for greater immigration enforcement through 2008 and efforts to play on fears of terrorism fears at every turn (even though there…
ImmigrationProf Blog
$3Million Border Fence Mistake
CBS News (citing AP) reports:The 1.5-mile barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border was designed to keep cars from illegally crossing into the United States. There's just one problem: It was accidentally…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Peter Schey’s Reaction to the Senate
This is NOT the end of immigration reform. Its a sad day for the country, for immigrants, for US workers, and for immigrants’ sending communities. However, to be perfectly frank,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Senator Trent Lott on Migrants, Border Fences, and Goats
Earlier this week (here), we posted an entry about anti-Latino racism influencing immigration reform. Taegan Goddard's Political Wire posted a "Quote of the Day" earlier this week from a supporter…
The Right Coast
Linking Border Security to AmnestyMike Rappaport
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Mexico’s Responsibility
Katherine Corcoran writes in the San Jose Mercury News:That our U.S. leaders continue to try to solve a two-sided problem without enlisting the other side is baffling.At the same time,…
The Right Coast
Securing the BordersMike Rappaport
The case of the travel by the man with drug resistant TB really exposes the nature of our borders: Even though U.S. officials had put Speaker on a warning list,…