Texas Tribune – Texas lawmakers are zeroing in on the border security aspect of the federal immigration reform bill filed last week, with some questioning why the measure was crafted without mechanisms to avoid a future inflow of illegal migration. The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 outlines a 13-year path […]

Washington Times – Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano needs to explain how she’s going to remove the drug scouts from Arizona’s mountaintops. It’s a serious question for those of us who live in Arizona. Their job is to guide drugs around law enforcement. A load bound for Phoenix, 150 miles north of the line, […]

USA TODAY – The 844-page immigration bill filed by the Senate Gang of 8 would flood the nation’s southwest border with more Border Patrol agents, National Guardsmen, and fencing to hold back illegal immigration. It also calls for additional immigration judges, more horse patrols, and 24×7 surveillance by drones. But the proposed legislation does not […]

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.” […]

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 […]