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Border Security
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ImmigrationProf Blog
U.S. Senate Hearings on Securing the Border
Hearings on "Securing the Borders and America's Points of Entry, What Remains to Be Done" were held before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Rest in Peace: Esequiel Hernández Jr.
It is May 20 again and time to acknowledge a grim anniversary. Thanks to Dan Kowalski Bender's Immigration Bulletin for reminding us about Esequiel Hernández Jr.:"In 1997, U.S. Marines patrolling the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Blockading the Border and Human Rights By Timothy Dunn
In his latest book, Timothy Dunn, a keen observer of the border build-up that began in the 1990s (see his excellent book The Militarization of the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1978-1992: Low…
ImmigrationProf Blog
BREAKING NEWS: HOMER SIMPSON JOINS THE MINUTEMEN — I MEAN THE STAR-SPANGLED GOOFBALLS!
Do not miss The Simpsons Season Finale tonight! In the episode "Coming To Homerica," Homer and his buds Carl and Lenny don "Star-Spangled Goofball" t-shirts and patrol the Springfield border to protect the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Virtual Fence, Star Wars, and the Obama Enforcement Mantra
The Obama administration continues to demonstrate its commitment to increased enforcement as a first step (we hope!) toward building political support for immigration reform. It recently announced the resumption of a "virtual fence"…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Enforcement Now, Enforcement Forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The L.A. Times reports that President Obama will ask Congress for $27 billion for border and transportation security "and set[] the stage for immigration reform by first addressing enforcement." The 8%…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Border Task Force Report
From Fernando Garcia:Friends, colleagues and allies,A Policy Priorities document developed by the US-Mexico Border and Immigration Task Force was presented to White House and DHS officials, and Congressional offices, in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Heightened security at U.S.-Canada border catching few terror suspects: Is it “immigration dumpster-diving”?
Public data obtained by Hearst Newspapers show that the U.S. government's greatly enhanced border security in the name of national security along the Canadian border is mostly catching ordinary undocumented immigrants, which…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Pastor says law enforcement stopped, beat him in border check
Tempe, Arizona resident, and church pastort, Steven Anderson has detailed abuse at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents and Arizona Department of Public Safety officers during an immigration stop on Interstate 8…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DHS Southwest Border Initiatives Detailed
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced at the White House last month a major set of Southwest border initiatives designed to support Mexico’s campaign against violent drug cartels by limiting the…