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Washington Post: Want tighter border security? You’re already getting it.
Legislators have failed to pass a sweeping immigration overhaul for more than five years. But there’s one piece of the 2007 immigration reform bill that they’ve managed to accomplish: pouring hundreds...
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Cantu: Focus on legal checkpoints
The principles outlined by a group of bipartisan senators Tuesday make a pathway to citizenship for the nation’s undocumented immigrants contingent upon “securing the border.” Although the specific...
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Napolitano to assess border security
As the discussion on immigration reform continues, border security remains a key issue as both Congress and the White House work to create legislation. The blueprint presented by a bipartisan group of...
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Schumer stands firm on border security
Over the weekend, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) was quick to deny claims that he may be getting soft on the border security proviso of the bipartisan blueprint presented last week. His insistence...
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DHS Secretary Napolitano Visits Border Region
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured the Mexico border Monday to trumpet increased enforcement as she campaigned for an overhaul of immigration laws. Napolitano may have the final...
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NYTimes: New polls show support for Obama’s handling of immigration
Following President Obama’s campaign-style blitz last week to unveil his proposals for immigration overhaul, the public’s rating of his handling of the issue appears to be on the rise, with several of...
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Border security and the immigration debate
The recent announcements by President Barack Obama and a bipartisan group of senators outlining broad principles for immigration reform are very welcome. However, the Senate outline conditions...
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A note on operational control
During Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Hearing titled “Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said, “I do not believe the border is secure…I believe we have a long, long way to go.”...
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More on the border trigger and sequestration
While President Obama has not yet said whether he will support an immigration reform deal that ties a pathway to citizenship to tighter border security, spending cuts to CBP may make the conversation...
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California eases up on immigration while Arizona buckles down
While more California residents than ever before say that immigrants are a benefit to the state, Arizona continues to promote the harsh anti-immigrant policies of SB-1070. NYTimes: California Eases...
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