For the first time since the so-called “surge” of illegal aliens began, Mexico has detained and deported more illegals than the United States. Between October and April, Mexico apprehended 92,889 Central Americans. In the same time period, the United States detained 70,226 “other than Mexican” migrants, the vast majority from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. […]
Hungary is building a border fence. Why can’t the U.S.?
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced Wednesday that Hungary will erect a 13 ft.-high, 110 mile-long fence along its border with Serbia to keep out the thousands of illegal immigrants crossing into the country: The number of migrants entering the European Union on the overland route through the Balkans, mostly across the southern Hungarian border with Serbia, […]
Blackhawk helicopters to patrol Rio Grande Valley
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has made the decision to deploy two Blackhawk helicopters to patrol the Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border: U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, said the Blackhawk helicopters […] will be charged with patrolling the Rio Grande from Laredo to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Although the helicopters will not […]
New Texas intelligence center opened to battle border crime
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott authorized on June 9 the construction of a $2.1 million intelligence center in Hidalgo County designed to target border crime more effectively: Officially known as the Texas Transnational Intelligence Center (TTIC), it will be operated by the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office and the McAllen Police Department, with assistance from the Texas […]
California’s decision to give Obamacare to illegals will open the floodgates
This month, the Democratic-controlled California Senate agreed to expand health care for illegals by a 28-11 vote, therefore proving that Obama lied in 2009 when he said that Obamacare “would not apply to those who are here illegally.” And as Debra J. Saunders writes in Townhall, the decision to grant illegals Obamacare will open the […]