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Border Security
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Is More Getting Us Less? Real Solutions for Securing our Border
To provide perspective, the Immigration Policy Center releases Is More Getting Us Less? Real Solutions for Securing our Border by Eric Olson and David Shirk. Their research at the Mexico…
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Billion Dollar Virtual Fence Scrapped
Reuters reports that the Obama administration on Friday canceled the "virtual fence" project meant to better guard stretches of the vast U.S. border with Mexico. The project, begun in 2006, has…
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287(g) Program faces legal Challenge in Tennessee
Attorneys in Tennessee challenge Nashville's 287(g) program. To read the story click here. A copy of complaint can be seen by clicking here.EQ
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The “Effectiveness” of a Border Fence
From the Daily Dish.KJ
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Greece considers fence on part of Turkish border
Not sure the Greek government heard how well the U.S./Mexico border fence was "working" but the immigration news from Europe today is that Greece is considering building a fence along…
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Buoys on the American Canal to Reduce Border Deaths
Tony Perry and Richard Marosi write for the Los Angeles Times: The All-American Canal has long been known as an engineering, hydrological and agricultural marvel, delivering enormous amounts of Colorado River…
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Texas’ Sheriff Joe?
ImmigrationProf previously reported on country music legend's Willie Nelson's tangle with the law on the U.S./Mexico border in Texas. The Texas Tribune reports on another legendary -- at least in Texas -- figure…
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Republican Congress likely to Pursue “Enforcement Now, Enforcement Forever” Immigtation Law and Policy
It is no surprise but the U.S. House of Representatives, with a Republican majority, will likely pursue enforcement-oriented immigration policies. For details about the playeres, etc., click here.Will the Sensenbrenner Bill…
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Sierra Club Borderlands Campaign
The Sierra Club has announced a Borderlands Campaign. "More than 600 miles of border walls and barriers have been constructed in all four southern border states, with dozens of miles…
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It Guess That It Must Be Election Season — Georgia Legislator: Time to Allow Border Officers to “Shoot to Kill”
It is the fall. Election season is going hot and heavy. The debate over immigration has been so heated that it was only a matter of time until an elected…