Topic
Border Security
1,190 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
Contemplating Border Deaths
Sent by an African American who recently joined Latino activists on a tour of the Mexican border to learn more about the impact US immigration policies have on the lives…
The Right Coast
More on the Immigration BillMike Rappaport
Michael Barone defends the immigration bill, but he seems naive on the main point for me: Some opponents of this bill fasten on the provision that commits tobuilding only 370…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DHS on Immigration Reform
The Department of Homeland Security released the following press release on the immigration reform compromise hammered out in the Senate. The Bush administration is on board:Today, Administration Officials and A…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Breaking News on Immigration Reform!
The Associated Press (here) reports that Key senators and the White House reached agreement Thursday on an immigration overhaul that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants…
ImmigrationProf Blog
On the Border — It is NOT a War Zone
In a thoughtful Immigration Daily article, Frida Berrigan (here) writes "In order to craft truly effective, humane and "comprehensive" immigration reform, the president is going to have to do a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Latest on Immigration Reform
From Immigration Daily (www.ilw.com):Newspapers across the country continue to report on the ongoing problems with the bi-partisan Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) negotiations underway in the Senate. The Houston Chronicle (here)…
ImmigrationProf Blog
GOP Candidates on Immigration
In USA Today, Libby Quaid reports on Republican Presidential Candidates' position on immigration:"Ask the leading Republican presidential candidates about dealing with illegal immigration, and inevitably the answer focuses on tightening…
ImmigrationProf Blog
National Geographic at the Border
The May issue of National Geographic has a feature story oin the U.S./Mexico border that, as one would expect, includes some nice pictures. The story incudes interviews of border residents…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Immigration Articles From SSRN — Including George Borjas’ Latest
"Profiling at the Canadian Border: An Economist's Viewpoint" by DON J. DEVORETZ (Simon Fraser University - Department of Economics, Institute for the Study of Labor) (IZA)Full Text: http://ssrn.com/abstract=957246 ABSTRACT: Scrutiny…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A View From the Border: Day Three Part 2 “No vaya ud. No hay sufficiente ague. No vale la pena” (Don’t make the trip. There’s not enough water. It’s not worth it.)
Here is the latest from the UC Davis law student delegation visting the U.S./Mexico border region in southern Arizona:After our meeting with Border Patrol we met with Paul Fuschini of…