The Washington Examiner — The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday estimated that his agency is capturing “78 percent to 79 percent” of all illegals entering into the United States, an unusually high rate immediately called into question when he couldn’t say exactly how many try to cross. That is more than 50 percent […]
Anti-illegal immigration groups resurge on border
January 6, 2015 By 4 Comments
Houston Chronicle — Michael Vickers has been on what he likes to call the front lines in the battle against illegal immigration for more than a decade, finding dead bodies of migrants on his South Texas ranch. Vickers and about 300 volunteers, many from Houston, patrol Brooks County’s brushy mesquite each month to hunt out immigrants […]
Obama admin: Illegals who aid others in crossing WON’T get amnesty
January 6, 2015 By 7 Comments
The Washington Times — The Obama administration said Monday that illegal immigrants already in the U.S. who try to aid their relatives in sneaking across the border won’t be eligible for the president’s new deportation amnesty, as federal officials try to head off a new surge of illegal immigrants hoping to take advantage of lax enforcement. […]
700 miles of southern border STILL insecure
January 5, 2015 By 7 Comments
The Washington Times — Less than 3 percent of illegal immigrants will ever be deported, and more than 700 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border remained unsecured as of 2014, according to Sen. Tom Coburn’s final oversight report released Saturday morning, which found the Homeland Security Department failing in several of its top missions. The report also […]
Obama Will Shut Border Agency To Aid Illegals, Says Aide
December 31, 2014 By 7 Comments
Daily Caller — President Barack Obama will block 2015 funding for the Department of Homeland Security if Republicans includes spending curbs on the president’s “executive action,” says a top aide. That amnesty action includes the award of work permits, drivers’ licenses, Social Security cards and tax rebates to at least four million illegal immigrants, despite […]
Not Even 1% of Amnesty-Surge Illegals Deported
December 31, 2014 By 2 Comments
Front Page Mag — Obama’s amnesty created a massive border surge of illegal aliens. While he claimed that they would be deported, they are, unsurprisingly, not being deported. Of the 15,614 families caught crossing the border, but not detained, 4,197 have been ordered removed from the U.S. However, 96 percent of those removal orders were […]
