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Tuesday Satire
Dan Piraro got some flak for this comic. People thought he was one of the people he was aiming to skewer with this post.On his blog, Piraro wrote:This cartoon was…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Reading closely the main criminal justice elements of “Donald Trump’s Contract with the American Voter”
Main November 10, 2016Reading closely the main criminal justice elements of "Donald Trump’s Contract with the American Voter"I just had a chance for the first time to review closely this…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Report: U.S.-Mexico Border Requires Evidence-Based Humanitarian Solutions, Not Border Walls
In the context of the U.S. presidential campaign and federal elections, which have brought immigration, refugee, and border security policy to the forefront, the Washington Office on Latin America has released…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Terrifying, heart-rending, defeating: 10 hours on patrol along the Mexican border
This Washington Post article looks at recent efforts by the Border Patrol to hire more women officers, in no small part a response to the increasing numbers of women and…
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Building walls to keep out immigrants helps terrorists
In this CNN commentary ("Building walls to keep out immigrants helps terrorists," Ben Emmerson and Jessica Jones make the argument that efforts to take extreme immigration measures, as advocated by…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Statement by Secretary Johnson on Southwest Border Security
Yesterday, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson issued a statement on "Southwest Border Security." Here is the introduction:"In Fiscal Year 2016, total apprehensions by the Border Patrol on…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Feature Borders and Walls: Do Barriers Deter Unauthorized Migration?
A portion of the fence along the U.S. border with Mexico in Southern California. (Photo: BBC World Service)Donald Trump's campaign centers on building a "big, beautiful wall." Over the past…
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At the Movies: Desierto
From Jonás Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón, the acclaimed filmmakers of Gravity, comes a unique, modern vision of terror. Desierto is a visceral, heart-pounding suspense-thriller packed with tension and suspense from…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New EU Agency to Police European Border
Sputnik reports that the European Union has launched a new agency charged with the EU's border defense. It is hoped that the European Border and Coast Guard will help keep…
ImmigrationProf Blog
At the Movies: Kingdom of Shadows (2015)
“Kingdom of Shadows,” a film that features U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Oscar Hagelsieb, and highlights the realities and consequences…