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Border Security
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Frist Plans to Push for Reform
Majority Leader Bill Frist intends to seek Senate passage ofimmigration legislation by Memorial Day, hoping to revive a bill that tightensborder security and gives millions of illegal immigrants a chance…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Report on Border (In)Security
Since 9/11, concern has mounted among policymakers and law-enforcement authorities that foreign terrorists affiliated with al Qaeda might use Mexico as a transit point to enter the United States, relying…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Guest Op/Ed on Immigration
The Immigration Question by Steve SklarCongress is divided on the subject of immigration. It is entertaining proposals to enable many of the 12 million undocumented foreign-born people in this country…
ImmigrationProf Blog
CRS on “Civilian Patrols Along the Border”
Check out the Congressional Research Report for Congress on your favorite groups like the Minutemen (who President Bush as called "vigilantes"), Ranch Rescue, American Patrol, etc. by clicking Download crs_civilian_patrols_apr_2006_rl33353.pdf…
Land Use Prof Blog
Immigration and community
Is it possible to be concerned about the communitarian consequences of immigration and not appear to be racist? Many liberals are struggling to do so. One argument is…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Book Review in Atlantic Monthly
The GOP-proposed "touch-back" provision resembles the old "drying out" Marc Cooper has a book review in the Atlantic Monthly of five books on immigration and the border. Click here for…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fences and Walls
Two commentators at leading newspapers today offered their two cents on immigration reform. Thomas Friedman of the NYTimes has a column entitled "High Fence and Big Gate." Here is a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Immigration Film: Crossing Arizona
CROSSING ARIZONA is an up-to-the-moment look at the hotly debated issues of illegal immigration and border security on the U.S./Mexico border. With Americans on all sides of the issue up…
ImmigrationProf Blog
More on Republican Division on Immigration
Last week, Houseconservatives issued a warning to President Bush and Republican leadership thatthey will pay a devastating political price if they proceed with a guest-workerprogram or anything resembling amnesty for…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Frist Continues Call for Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader BillFrist, M.D. (R-TN) today appeared on CNN’s Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer andcontinued the push he began last October for the Senate to…