San Antonio Express-News – Illegal border crossings have soared in the Rio Grande Valley sector and on pace to exceed record total of 110,528 last seen in 2006. The agency’s McAllen station, which covers a 46-mile stretch of the river, including La Joya, has responded to these increases by pulling agents out of the field […]
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Who Is Winning the Gun War?
April 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Patrick J. Buchanan – Are the gun controllers winning? They have surely made gains. Maryland, New York, Connecticut and Colorado have outlawed high-capacity magazines used in semiautomatic rifles and pistols. All four have outlawed all versions of the AR-15 rifle used in Newtown. All have imposed background checks on all gun purchasers. Maryland has gone […]
Obama Budget Sends Mixed Signals on Immigration Enforcement
April 12, 2013 By 1 Comment
Washington Times – President Obama’s budget would rewrite the federal government’s interior immigration enforcement priorities, cutting funding for states that try to help enforce immigration laws and scaling back the number of immigrants the federal government will detain while they await deportation. The budget cuts overall funding for the Homeland Security Department. It particularly trims […]
Ranchers Say Border Is Not Secure
April 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
ABC News – Arizona rancher Jim Chilton patrols five miles of international border, armed with a rifle on his chest and a 6 gun on his belt. Standing near the four-strand barb-wired fence that marks the border, Chilton was asked if he thought the border is secure. His answer: “NO! The border is not secure.” […]
Two DHS Agents in Texas Charged With Falsifying Records
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Reuters – Two agents with the Department of Homeland Security responsible for investigating corruption in other federal law enforcement agencies that work along the southern border have been charged with falsifying records. According to the indictment, the records relate to seven investigations of Customs and Border Protection officers and Border Patrol agents accused of accepting […]
Immigration Redistributes Income from Poor U.S. Workers
April 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Center for Immigration Studies – A new report by Harvard economist George Borjas and published by the Center for Immigration Studies finds that the flow of one million immigrants into the United States each year does not substantially raise the overall income of native-born Americans. Borjas, recognized by Business Week and the Wall Street Journal […]
