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Border Security
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Death on the Border: Father of five dies in Arizona desert after being deported
This unfortunately is an everyday story in the U.S./Mexico border region and a direct consequence of heightened border enforcement that began in earnest with Operation Gatekeeper south of San Diego…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Border Patrol Strategy Changes Rhetoric More than Substance
The U.S. Border Patrol’s newly released strategic plan is a decidedly mixed bag when it comes to border security—just like the Border Patrol’s last strategic plan, released in 2004. On…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Cracking Down on Border Cartels
From the Immigration Policy Center:Today, the Immigration Policy Center releases How To Fix a Broken Border: Follow the Money by Terry Goddard, part three of a three-part series on the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Life on Both Sides of the Border
Check out these pictures by Daviud Gonzalez on Life on Both Sides of the Border.KJ
ImmigrationProf Blog
Governor Romney Should Reign In Extreme House By Gus West
HR 1505 is a proposed bill in United States Congress that would effectively militarize America's borders.The National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act (H.R. 1505), authored by Rep. Rob Bishop…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Challenge to use of Border Patrol as “Interpreters”
From the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project:Breaking News: NWIRP Challenges Local Law Enforcement Use of U.S. Border Patrol Agents as "Interpreters" Yesterday, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) filed a civil…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Growing Human Rights Crisis Along the Northern Border
For three years, OneAmerica community organizers had been hearing about the fear and mistrust border residents harbored toward U.S. Border Patrol. Residents living in Snohomish, Whatcom, and Skagit counties were…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Living Along the Fenceline
Dear friends, Please help us get the word out.Living Along the Fenceline airs for the second time on KRCB Public Television in Northern California on May 1 at 9 pm…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Congressional Resarch Service — Border Security: Immigration Enforcement Between Ports of Entry
A Congressional Resarch Service report -- Border Security: Immigration Enforcement Between Ports of Entry -- by Marc Rosenblum, considers the impacts of increased U.S. immigration enforcement in recent years. The…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Obama Administration to Reduce National Guard Troops Along U.S./Mexico Border
The Obama Administration announced on Tuesday that it would reduce the number of National Guard troops along the Southwest border from 1,200 to 300 in 2012. The Guard had been…