Border Security on Townhall

• White House: Immigration Reform Not a Done Deal Tue Apr 2
  Washington, D.C.
  The White House says it is encouraged by the progress being made on immigration reform, but press secretary Jay Carney warns a deal hasn't been reached yet. ... more
• Exclusive: Illegal Border Crossings Double, Border Becomes Less Secure as Beltway Gets Close to Deal on Immigration Reform Mon Apr 1
  Katie Pavlich
• Is the Border Secure? This Administration Has No Idea Mon Mar 25
  Byron York
  If Congress passes comprehensive immigration reform, it will depend on the Obama administration to enforce the law. How might that work? ... more
• Refugee boat sinks off Australia, reopens border security debate Mon Mar 25
  Reuters News
• Why I No Longer Stand With Rand Fri Mar 22
  Tom Tancredo
  In 2010, I endorsed Rand Paul for US Senate, and my Political Action Committee that supports anti-amnesty candidates contributed to and raised money for his campaign. Rand Paul’s platform stated that “I do not support amnesty. ... more
• Lawmaker Grills Border Protection Official to Track 40% of Illegal Aliens with Expired Visas Wed Feb 27
  2/26/2013
  "Any state that has an international airport is a border state," says Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Penn.) "Any state with an international airport is a border state. 40% of the people that are in the country illegally didn't cross a border, they came here on a visa. The visa expired and they disappeared into the system and we can't find them." ... more
• 'Big Sis' Reasserts Unlimited Power to Seize and Inspect Laptops Wed Feb 13
  Bob Barr
  President Obama did not mention it in his State of the Union address last night, and there hasn’t been much attention devoted to it in the Congress of late; but, the fundamental right to privacy Americans have a right to expect from their own government, has suffered yet another body blow. ... more
• Incoherent Immigration Reform Thu Feb 7
  Victor Davis Hanson
  Nothing about illegal immigration quite adds up. Conservative corporate employers still support the idea of imported, cheap, non-union labor -- in a strange alliance with liberal activists who want the larger blocs of Latino voters that eventually follow massive influxes from Latin America. ... more
• Obama urged to reject tying immigration reform to border security Tue Feb 5
  Reuters News
• Napolitano touts U.S. border security gains despite more arrests Tue Feb 5
  Reuters News
• Rubio's Risk Sat Feb 2
  Steve Deace
  A friend of mine, Republican consultant Matt Mackowiak, tweeted on Tuesday night that if immigration reform goes through Congress this year "it will almost solely be due to" Florida Senator Marco Rubio. To which I replied: "you break it, you buy it." ... more
• The Beginning of the Beginning of the Immigration Debate Fri Feb 1
  Hugh Hewitt
  The end of the first week of the debate over immigration reform proved that it is the roller derby of public policy debates for Republicans and Democrats alike. ... more
• False Alarms on Amnesty Thu Jan 31
  Steve Chapman
  To hear opponents tell it, you don't want to be standing along the U.S. border when an immigration reform bill becomes law. Millions of foreigners who were previously content in their native lands will hear about it, pack a bag and storm across the U.S. border, trampling anyone unlucky enough to be in the way. ... more
• Repeat of 1986: Citizenship to Come First, Border Security Later Mon Jan 28
  Katie Pavlich
• Next Up: Obama to Seek Immigration Overhaul in Single, Giant Bill Sun Jan 13
  Kate Hicks
• EU plans border security help for Libya Mon Dec 10
  Reuters News
• The Time For Meaningful Immigration Reform Is Now Fri Dec 7
  Al Cardenas
  America has lived with a broken immigration system for at least two decades. It’s wreaked havoc in our border states and created a frustrating lawlessness that is untenable. ... more
• True Immigration Reform Must be Rational, Affordable, and Manageable Wed Nov 21
  Dan Stein
  H.L. Mencken once observed that “complex problems have simple, easy to understand, wrong answers.” In the aftermath of the 2012 elections, both political parties seem poised to implement a simple, easy to understand, and disastrous solution to our nation’s complex immigration problem. ... more
• Under Obama Foreign Aid Spending Increases, Trumps Border Security by 76 Percent Tue Oct 2
  Leah Barkoukis
• Midsummer Madness Fri Aug 10
  Oliver North
  WASHINGTON -- According to the pollsters and the so-called mainstream media, as of the dead of summer, the presidential contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is a dead heat. We also are told this race is all about the "economy" or "jobs" or "middle-class taxes" or "repealing Obamacare." Or not. ... more
• Top Immigration Officials Slam Obama's Amnesty Policy Fri Jul 27
  America
  These officials explain why Obama's amnesty policy is ineffective and a threat to national security. ... more
• Found While Hiking: Stash of AK-47s Mon Jul 2
  Katie Pavlich
• Majority of Americans: Feds Encourage Illegal Immigration Wed Jun 27
  Katie Pavlich
• Who's Afraid of Susana Martinez? Mon May 21
  Guy Benson
• China calls on Myanmar to ensure border security Fri Feb 24
  AP News
• Glenn Beck Gives the Truth about US-Mexico Border Brutality Tue Feb 7
  America
  "Americans have been mislead, by both the Bush and Obama administrations, into believing that the situation along the border is far better than it truly is." ... more

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