Nov 15
The elections have produced nothing short of an immigration epiphany among some conservative commentators and politicians. Spurred by the electoral beating that Republican candidates suffered at the hands of Latino voters, pundits and lawmakers who once advocated an enforcement-only solution to the problem of unauthorized immigration are now talking about a pathway to legalization. While …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/11/15/conservatives-who-support-immigration-reform-also-need-to-rethink-border-security/
May 15
The U.S. Border Patrol’s newly released strategic plan is a decidedly mixed bag when it comes to border security—just like the Border Patrol’s last strategic plan, released in 2004. On the plus side, both documents advocate an intelligence-driven, risk-based approach to border security which focuses on the greatest security threats. Both plans also call for …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/05/15/new-border-patrol-strategy-changes-rhetoric-more-than-substance/
Apr 26
A comprehensive new report finds that the fortification of the U.S.-Mexico border which began two decades ago has reached the limits of its effectiveness, has produced severe negative side effects, and should be systematically re-evaluated. In Beyond the Border Buildup: Security and Migrants Along the U.S.-Mexico Border, the Washington Office on Latin America and the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/04/26/dhss-current-southern-border-enforcement-strategy-a-bust-group-says/
Apr 05
U.S. immigration and border-enforcement policies have precipitated a litany of human-rights abuses along the U.S.-Mexico border, from the needless deaths of border-crossers to inhumane conditions in immigration detention to the racial profiling of entire Latino and indigenous communities. That was the principal finding of the human rights groups which presented testimony at a recent hearing …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/04/05/human-rights-abuses-along-u-s-mexico-border-underscore-need-for-reform/
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