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Border Security
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Jorge Ramos on Immigration
Watch Jorge Ramos on Immigration Reform: Fences Are Not the Solution: "Everything starts at the border but ends up in Washington." On the debut of “AMERICA” in its new weekly newsmagazine…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Hofstra’s Summer One-Week Course on the Enforcement of the Border
In late May of this year, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University will once again offering a one-week summer course on the ways in which federal officials enforce the border. …
The Right Coast
Alleged Mexican Military Incursion Into Arizona May Point To Cartel Collusion
WASHINGTON Just before 8:30 a.m. January 26, two figures dressed in camouflage and carrying military assault rifles crossed an international border, making their way on foot through the quiet desert…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Gil Kerlikowske as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Kerlikowske was previously head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.KJRelated articlesDHS Secretary's…
Capital Thinking
DHS Secretary Johnson Sets Agency Priorities; Flood Insurance Bill Faces Delays; DHS Reduces Number of Air Marshalls
Legislative Activity DHS Secretary Johnson Sets Agency Priorities On February 26, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson appeared before the House Homeland Security Committee to discuss DHS operations…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Capture of ‘El Chapo’ Demonstrates Effective Border Enforcement
The recent capture in Mazatlan of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, leader of the infamous Sinaloa cartel, is an example of targeted border enforcement that actually enhances border security. Although El…
ImmigrationProf Blog
CNN Poll: Pathway to citizenship trumps border security
CNN reports that Americans overwhelmingly favor a bill that would give most undocumented immigrants a pathway towards citizenship, according to a new national poll. And a CNN/ORC International survey also…
Capital Thinking
House GOP Discusses Immigration and Border Security; Flood Insurance Legislation Gains Momentum; DHS Grounds Drone Fleet; DHS, TSA Announce Pay and Staffing Changes
Legislative Activity House GOP Discusses immigration and Border Security at Retreat At the House GOP’s annual retreat on January 30-31, the caucus debated a broad set of immigration and border…
Capital Thinking
Houes GOP Drafts Immigration Principles; Flood Insurance Legislation Gains Momentum; FEMA Improves Flood Insurance Program; Travel to U.S. Increases in 2013
Legislative Activity House GOP Drafts Immigration Principles House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte (R-VA) and House Republican leadership are drafting a set of broad immigration principles to be discussed at…
ImmigrationProf Blog
House GOP Crafting Immigration Reform Principles
POLITICO reports that House Republican leaders are within weeks of releasing their principles for immigration reform — a blueprint that will detail positions on everything from border security to legal…