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ImmigrationProf Blog
Rand Paul for President?!?!
Joining Ted Cruz, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced today that he is running for President. His website, which includes the video that concludes this post, states Paul's positions on immigration,…
Capital Thinking
Immigration Reform Unlikely to Move in Foreseeable Future; Administration Appeals Federal Judge Injunction Blocking Executive Actions on Immigration
Legislative Activity Immigration Reform Unlikely to Move in Foreseeable Future After weeks of back and forth, the House and Senate successfully passed legislation funding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security…
Inside Government Contracts
DoD Memo Reveals Poor Scorecard for Agency’s Inclusion of the UCTI DFARS Clause in New Contracts
On February 25, 2015, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (AT&L) issued a memorandum containing an agency “Scorecard” for the implementation of the DFARS clause on safeguarding Unclassified Controlled…
Global Policy Watch
This Week in Congress – January 26
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and, as such, the U.S. House of Representatives will start this week by considering today and Tuesday a dozen bills under suspension of the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Republican Congress Passes Bill to Landmine Mexican Border
Photo courtesy of wikipediaSadly, I initially thought that this following "report" from the Daily Currant was true:"The Republican House and Senate passed a bill today that would line the Mexican-American border with…
ImmigrationProf Blog
US, Mexico Presidents Meet — Immigration, Border Security on Agenda
Today, President Obama is scheduled to meet with Mexico’s president. The meeting at the White House with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto will focus on Mr. Obama’s recent immigration action…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Congressional Research Service: Border Security: Immigration Enforcement Between Ports of Entry
Earlier this month, the Congressional Research Service released a report on "Border Security". Here is the executive summary:Border enforcement is a core element of the Department of Homeland Security’s effort…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Human Rights, Immigration, and Border Walls by Moria Paz
Human Rights, Immigration, and Border Walls by Moria Paz Stanford Law School November 17, 2014Abstract: The paper examines the way states use space in order to escape human rights obligations.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Part of the Obama Plan: “Strengthen Border Security”
Photo courtesy of U.S. DHS websiteAs outlined in some detail by the Department of Homeland Security, President Obama's recently announced immigration plan has quite a few components. The very first…
Inside Privacy
President Obama Signs Executive Order Aimed at Protecting the Security of Consumer Financial Transactions
By Ashden Fein and Randall Friedland On Friday, President Obama signed an Executive Order directed at securing consumer transactions and sensitive data, improving consumer identify theft remediation, and better securing…