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Border Security
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The Right Coast
The sweet spot for building drug tunnels? It’s in San Diego’s Otay Mesa neighborhood – LA Times
It s really the ideal place for a tunnel, said Pat Abbott, a geology professor at San Diego State University. It s quite easy to dig through. You could do…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Politics of Fear: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children and the Case of the Southern Border by Sarah Hill Rogerson
The Politics of Fear: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children and the Case of the Southern Border by Sarah Hill Rogerson, Albany Law School April 12, 2016 Villanova Law Review, Volume 61…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Geography of Border Militarization: Violence, Death and Health in Mexico and the United States
The Geography of Border Militarization: Violence, Death and Health in Mexico and the United States by Jeremy Slack (University of Texas at El Paso), Daniel E. Martinez (George Washington University),…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Embattled Alabama Governor Deploys National Guard to US/Mexico Border
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, a staunch supporter of Alabama's strict immigration enforcement law known as HB 56, has been embroiled in a controversy over the nature of his relationship with…
Inside Privacy
CFPB Issues $100,000 Fine in First-Ever Data Security Enforcement Action
On March 2, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into a consent order with online payment systems operator Dwolla, Inc., based on allegations that Dwolla deceived consumers about…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Melania Trump — The Next First Lady? — Defends The Donald’s Immigration Comments
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, is making the news. In deflecting claims that he is anti-immigrant, Trump has on occasion mentioned that his mother was immigrated to the United…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Trump Wins South Carolina Primary: Immigration Hard Line a Key to Victory
According to Fox News polls, some of Donald Trump's more controversial immigration views contributed to his victory in the South Carolina Republican primary last night. Fox News exit polls found…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Pope Francis Suggests Trump is “Not a Christian” Based on Deportation, Border Wall Policies
In the latest news surrounding Pope Francis's visit to Mexico, the Pope has indicated that Donald Trump's deportation and border wall policies suggest that he is "not a Christian." Trump has…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A comedy televison show called “Bordertown”? Comedy Raises Awareness About Immigration, U.S./Mexico Border
What? A FOX television show called Bordertown. Yes, it is true and the news story here has the details.The show is described on the official website as follows:"From FAMILY GUY’s…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Can we put an end to human smuggling?
Photo courtesy of Immigration & Customs EnforcementIn the first ten months of 2015, more than 1.2 million illegal border crossings at the external border of the EU have been detected,…