Feb
01
The federal government’s current approach to border security is dangerously misguided. Border-enforcement resources are directed at what gets smuggled across the border—people, drugs, guns, money—rather than who is doing the smuggling; namely, the transnational criminal organizations based in Mexico which are commonly referred to as the “cartels.” If the U.S. government wants to get serious …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/01/new-report-analyzes-fatal-flaws-of-u-s-border-enforcement-strategy/
Jan
19
This month, the U.S. Border Patrol is set to end the practice of sending unauthorized Mexican immigrants back to Mexico without any sort of punishment. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the Border Patrol believes it now has sufficient resources and personnel “to begin imposing more serious consequences on almost everyone it catches from …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/19/border-patrol-to-roll-out-new-get-tough-policy-on-unauthorized-immigrants/
Nov
16
When news broke last month that the Border Patrol would scale back raids on trains and buses near the northern border, the response from Capitol Hill was rather predictable. In a breathless letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) fretted that the policy will “entice potential terrorists, drug smugglers, and illegal …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/16/report-reveals-disturbing-truths-behind-border-patrol-transportation-raids/
Oct
17
It was clear from the outset that Friday’s Congressional hearing on U.S.-Mexico border security was going to be light on data and heavy on bluster. The tabloid-style title of the hearing said it all: “A Call to Action: Narco-Terrorism’s Threat to the Southern U.S. Border.” Not surprisingly, it proved to be a largely fact-free performance. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/17/house-hearing-new-report-add-to-hysterical-narrative-on-border-security/
Oct
04
Times have changed along the U.S.-Mexico border. In just a few short years, Mexican drug cartels have taken over the people-smuggling business. Although U.S. border walls and fences have proliferated, they have done nothing to prevent the cartels from moving drugs, human beings, guns, and money back and forth across the border. The combination of …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/04/dhs-needs-to-target-violent-drug-cartels-not-immigrants-trying-to-reunite-with-families/
Sep
12
No one should be shocked by this election season’s default response to immigration questions, “We must secure the border.” It’s the same tired sound bite as last election cycle. While border security might make for an easy rhetorical punching bag, it seems to be an area the most vocal politicians know the least about and …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/12/experts-challenge-conventional-wisdom-on-border-security/
Aug
23
It is tempting to imagine that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has adopted a kinder and more just approach to its immigration enforcement mission. After all, the department announced in recent days that it will henceforth focus its enforcement efforts on “high priority” immigration cases; that is, those cases involving serious criminals and individuals …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/23/u-s-detains-unauthorized-immigrants-as-they-attempt-to-leave-the-u-s/
Aug
05
The U.S.-Mexico border isn’t what it used to be. That is the over-arching theme of a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP), entitled Safer than Ever. The report describes the immense buildup in enforcement resources which has occurred along the U.S.-Mexico border since 1993. This buildup has created “a border where the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/05/time-to-tackle-immigration-now-that-border-is-more-%e2%80%9csecure%e2%80%9d-than-ever-report-says/
Jul
27
BY TERRY GODDARD, FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ARIZONA Over the years, Arizona has seen an exceptional number of frauds, consumer scams and rip offs. Maybe the heat stimulates the flimflam artists, but the sad fact is they come here and discover new and creative ways to take other peoples’ money. As Arizona’s Attorney General for the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/07/27/arizona%e2%80%99s-latest-border-fence-initiative-yet-another-obstacle-to-fighting-crime/
Jul
19
Listening to politicians, one would think that the border is rife with murder, arson, theft, kidnapping, and every other type of violent crime imaginable. Unfortunately, those who spread these images often conflate the violence associated with drugs and arms trafficking with immigration, unfairly painting immigrants as the perpetrators. This image of a violence-ridden, out-of-control border …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/07/19/u-s-mexico-border-residents-not-surprised-by-falling-crime-stats/
Immigration Impact is a project of the American Immigration Council.
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