Compromise On Border Security Leaves California Exposed

Compromise On Border Security Leaves California Exposed

Fronteras Desk – A curious compromise was reached in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on immigration reform. The 24/7 surveillance was deemed acceptable for most of the U.S.-Mexico border, except for California. The compromise started last week when Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced an amendment to the proposal asking that unmanned air surveillance be limited [...]

More Drones to Patrol Southern Border

More Drones to Patrol Southern Border

Trouthout – DHS says it is the “leading edge” of drone deployment in the United States. Since 2005, DHS has been purchasing Predator drones – officially called unmanned aerial systems (UAS) – to secure the border. DHS will likely double its drone contingent to two dozen unmanned UAS produced by General Atomics as part of [...]

Cartels Extort Immigrants, Pose Challenge for Reform

Cartels Extort Immigrants, Pose Challenge for Reform

ABC News | AP – Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border. The long rows of bunk beds offer immigrants a place to rest on their long journey. But the shelter is no safe [...]

Fox Analyst Brit Hume Says Senate Immigration Reform Bill in Trouble

Fox Analyst Brit Hume Says Senate Immigration Reform Bill in Trouble

The Daily Caller – Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume warned Friday that the “Gang of Eight” efforts to pass immigration reform could be in trouble not only in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, but also in the Democratic-controlled Senate as well. Hume said by rejecting all efforts to beef up border enforcement, the [...]

Senate Gang Thwarts GOP Efforts to Beef Up Border Enforcement

Senate Gang Thwarts GOP Efforts to Beef Up Border Enforcement

The Hill – The Senate Gang of Eight stayed unified through the third day of marking up immigration reform legislation, frustrating Republican attempts to strengthen the bill’s enforcement provisions. Republican members of the Gang of Eight, Sens. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.), joined with Democrats to defeat a proposal sponsored by Sen. Chuck [...]

Please, Get Border-Security Numbers Right!

Please, Get Border-Security Numbers Right!

Arizona Central – Regarding border enforcement, you would think DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano would have moved beyond the “by guess and by golly” method of counting by now. She was such a stickler for numbers as governor of Arizona. But her motto now seems to be: No worries. The lack of reliable numbers also means [...]

Vague Approach to Border Security Should Worry Everyone

Vague Approach to Border Security Should Worry Everyone

ABC News | Univision – An immigration reform bill in the Senate would create goals for border security over the next 10 years, and tie those goals to legalization of undocumented immigrants. But we can’t say whether the goals are feasible for a few reasons… One reason is the federal government will need to define [...]

Homeland Security Has Its Mind Made Up On Border Security

Homeland Security Has Its Mind Made Up On Border Security

The Hill – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said pending immigration reform legislation does nothing to force Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to secure the border before giving legal status to millions of illegal immigrants. “If Las Vegas oddsmakers were laying odds of the probability of the Department of Homeland Security concluding at whatever time it [...]