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 [...]

Two-Thirds of Senators Have Not Seen Border, But Will Vote on Immigration Reform Anyway

Two-Thirds of Senators Have Not Seen Border, But Will Vote on Immigration Reform Anyway

GOPUSA – Border security is a key sticking point in this years immigration debate, but only a little more than one-third of senators have been to the southwestern border during their time in office to get a firsthand look at the security situation, according to a survey of the chamber’s members by The Washington Times. [...]

DHS to Study Possible Border Crossing Fee

DHS Wants Study on Possible Border Crossing Fee

The Brownsville Herald – The Department of Homeland Security is looking into charging pedestrians and passenger cars a crossing fee at the Canadian and Mexican borders to fund its operations at ports of entry. A spokesman from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a branch of DHS, said the study would consider how the additional fee [...]

ICE Pushed Pro Amnesty Policies During 2012 Election

ICE Pushed Pro Amnesty Policies During 2012 Election

The Daily Caller – The head of the immigration enforcement officers union harshly criticized both Congress and the Obama administration over the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. National ICE Council president Chris Crane said the massive bill places little value on the opinions of experienced immigration law enforcement professionals. In a six-part interview, Crane explains [...]

Support for Amnesty Drops After Boston Bombing

Support for Amnesty Drops After Boston Bombing

The Daily Caller – Three new polls show strong or increasing public skepticism towards immigration, even as majorities offer conditional support for a regulated amnesty of illegal immigrants. “There is no trust at all that the federal government will actually enforce any provisions on border security,” pollster Scott Rasmussen noted. [Read More]