http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bordersecurity/ en-us Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:35:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411389/posts Lil Wayne's rap sheet just got a lil longer. The rapper was detained in Texas Friday night after U.S. Border Patrol officers found marijuana on two of his tour buses, authorities told the Associated Press. Lil Wayne was questioned along with 11 others from his entourage, then released. His case was referred to a local sheriff's office, officials said. Drug dogs detected the odor of substances on one of the buses when officials pulled the convoy over in Falfurrias, Tx., border officials said. This isn't the first time the "Lollipop" chart-topper has gotten into hot water with the law --... NBC Chicago http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411389/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:35:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406192/posts Express-News OJINAGA, Mexico — A day after being caught in Arizona by the U.S. Border Patrol, a weary and disoriented Federico Vélez Vargas found himself a free man in Texas, hundreds of miles from his last point of reference. “I don't have any idea where I am. I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't have any money to go home,” Vargas, 37, said as he collected his thoughts in the Mexican immigration office at the international bridge. Around him, dozens of other Mexicans who also had just arrived from Arizona were eating sandwiches, pulling their belongings from... San Antonio Express-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406192/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:51:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395349/posts Cuban nationals land at Florida nuclear plant: NRC Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:38am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of Cuban nationals who fled their country by boat landed in the cooling canal of a nuclear power plant along Florida's coast on Thanksgiving Day, according to a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission event report issued Friday. The plant's operations were not disrupted by the incident, according to the report. The Turkey Point nuclear power plant control room received a call from an individual stating that he was a member of a group of 33 Cuban nationals that had landed in... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395349/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:08:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387210/posts In the battle on the U.S.-Mexico border, the fight against illegal immigration often loses out to environmental laws that have blocked construction of parts of the "virtual fence" and that threaten to create places where agents can't easily track illegal immigrants. Documents obtained by Rep. Rob Bishop and shared with The Washington Times show National Park Service staffers have tried to stop the U.S. Border Patrol from placing some towers associated with the virtual fence, known as the Secure Border Initiative or SBInet, on wilderness lands in parks along the border. In a remarkably candid letter to members of Congress,... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387210/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:40:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386308/posts Nothing to see here. Move along. "Syrian carrying $880,000, Hezbollah ring, 9/11 videos, stopped at Canadian border," Jihad Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386308/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:55:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383900/posts The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security completed an investigation of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and their ability to detect chemical of biological weapons that might be smuggled into the country by terrorists,via our nation's waterways. The news is not good: CBP officials said that new devices are currently being developed and tested that could better enable officers to rapidly detect and identify biological and chemical threats during cargo inspections. However, CBP has not conducted a formal risk assessment to determine which pathways, including maritime cargo, pose the highest risk of biological and chemical weapons... CNSNEWS/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383900/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:25:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379485/posts Note: The following text is a quote: Secretary Napolitano Announces Full Deployment of Radiation Scanning Technology to the Northern Border Ahead of Schedule Release Date: November 5, 2009 For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the final deployment of non-intrusive scanning equipment to detect radiation emanating from materials used in nuclear devices at all Northern border land ports of entry—a major security milestone completed two months ahead of schedule that reflects Secretary Napolitano’s ongoing commitment to strong, layered security at the U.S.-Canada border. “Securing our Northern border while facilitating... DHS.gov - News Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379485/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:59:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375233/posts WASHINGTON -- President Obama will lift a 1987 ban on foreigners with AIDS entering the country. "We talk about reducing the stigma of this disease, yet we've treated a visitor living with it as a threat," Obama said Friday. Obama said an order lifting the restriction will be issued Monday and take effect after 60 days. Poll on page! nydailynews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375233/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:32:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374840/posts WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year. The order will be finalized on Monday, Obama said, completing a process begun during the Bush administration. The U.S. has been among a dozen countries that bar entry to travelers with visas or anyone seeking a green card based on their HIV status. "If we want to be the global leader in combatting HIV/AIDS, we need to act like it," Obama said at the White House before signing a bill to extend the Ryan White HIV/AIDS... New.Yahoo.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374840/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:16:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374777/posts The US is to end its 22-year ban on people with HIV entering the country, President Barack Obama has confirmed. Mr Obama made the announcement as he extended funding for an act that provides HIV/Aids related health care. "If we want to be the global leader in combating HIV/Aids, we need to act like it," Mr Obama said. The US is one of only about a dozen countries barring entry on HIV status. The ban is expected to be lifted at the beginning of 2010. 'End the stigma' Mr Obama confirmed the move as he signed the Ryan White HIV/Aids... bbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374777/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:51:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353948/posts DHS Report Shows that 90 Percent of U.S. Borders Are Not 'Effectively Controlled' No Plans to Expand Control for FY 2010 WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the new fiscal year begins, the Department of Homeland Security's Annual Performance Report indicates that the department has no plans to increase control of U.S. borders beyond the 894 miles they now claim to have under "effective control." The report reveals how little control the United States actually has over its land and sea borders, despite the 9/11 Commission's report citing uncontrolled borders as a threat to homeland security. According to DHS's own... PR Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353948/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 04:16:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2348972/posts The fight to secure the southern border has been a long one, as with a viable national security and millions of criminal trespassers coming as they please, the southern border has been in need of complete shutdown (not at border entrances, along the American border where illegals enter), ultimate security from the Border Patrol, and support from both major political parties. Right Handed Pitcher http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2348972/posts#comment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:22:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348512/posts Even though the Border Patrol now reports that almost 1,300 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border is not under effective control, and the Department of Justice says that vast stretches of the border are “easily breached,” and the Government Accountability Office has revealed that three persons “linked to terrorism” and 530 aliens from “special interest countries” were intercepted at Border Patrol checkpoints last year, the administration is nonetheless now planning to decrease the number of Border Patrol agents deployed on the U.S.-Mexico border. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348512/posts#comment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:11:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341617/posts A sobering excerpt from an astonishing documentary on border security and illegal immigration...BORDER. www.bordermovie.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341617/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:51:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338254/posts Gov. Rick Perry seems bent on establishing his Texas icon credos this week. First, he came down on the side of reestablishing the Bonfire at his alma mater, Texas A&M. Then he announced he's sent special teams of Texas Rangers to tackle problems on the border. At a press conference, Perry said the "Ranger Recon" teams, supported by 200 Texas National Guard members, have been operating for a month in remote areas on the border where human smugglers and drug cartels have "overrun" local ranches and farms. Southern Political Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338254/posts#comment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:34:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336533/posts The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to move several hundred Border Patrol agents away from the U.S.-Mexico border and will not secure a single additional mile of the U.S. border in fiscal 2010, according to the departmentÂ’s annual performance report. 
 
The document—“Department of Homeland Security Annual Performance Report: Fiscal Years 2008-2010”—was originally published by the Bush administration on Jan. 15 and was updated by the Obama administration on May 7. 
 
Excluding the border between Alaska and Canada, the combined length of the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada is about 6,000 miles (with almost 2,000 miles along the... CNS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336533/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:05:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335252/posts The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to move several hundred Border Patrol agents away from the U.S.-Mexico border and will not secure a single additional mile of the U.S. border in fiscal 2010, according to the department's annual performance report. The document -- "Department of Homeland Security Annual Performance Report: Fiscal Years 2008-2010" -- was originally published by the Bush administration on Jan. 15 and was updated by the Obama administration on May 7. Excluding the border between Alaska and Canada, the combined length of the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada is about 6,000 miles (with almost... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335252/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:50:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333565/posts The Obama administration took an overhaul of the country’s immigration laws off its legislative agenda this year, but the prickly issue of public benefits for illegal immigrants has resurfaced in the health care debate. During the summer recess, members of Congress faced persistent questions from constituents worried that health care changes could leave taxpayers footing medical bills for illegal immigrants. President Obama has not been able to extinguish the doubts despite giving repeated assurances that illegal immigrants would be excluded from any subsidized benefits under proposals before Congress. ... Republicans argue that some of the voters’ concerns are justified because,... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333565/posts#comment Sun, 6 Sep 2009 22:11:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327584/posts A sleepy Montana checkpoint along the Canadian border that sees about three travelers a day will get $15 million under President Obama’s economic stimulus plan. A government priority list ranked the project as marginal, but two powerful Democratic senators persuaded the administration to make it happen. Discuss COMMENTS (83) Despite Obama’s promises that the stimulus plan would be transparent and free of politics, the government is handing out $720 million for border upgrades under a process that is both secretive and susceptible to political influence. This allowed low-priority projects such as the checkpoint in Whitetail, Mont., to skip ahead of... Boston.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327584/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:04:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2317481/posts MEDINA FOR TEXAS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES BALLOT INITIATIVE DRIVE; "WE TEXANS MUST DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES" Austin, TX, July 2009 - The Medina For Texas campaign, in an effort to bring about a restoration of accountability in government and to create new tethers insuring our elected officials serve the people, has launched an effort to place unprecedented provisions on the Republican Party primary ballot in March 2010. The campaign plans to gather signatures in support of six ballot initiatives at Tea Parties being held around the state this July 4th weekend. "We Texans must demand accountability from Republican candidates. We... MedinaForTexas.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2317481/posts#comment Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:40:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2317556/posts Mexican Army takes over customs operations on US border Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2317556/posts#comment Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:42:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314714/posts Militia groups with gripes against the government are regrouping across the country and could grow rapidly, according to an organization that tracks such trends. The stress of a poor economy and a liberal administration led by a black president are among the causes for the recent rise, the report from the Southern Poverty Law Center says. Conspiracy theories about a secret Mexican plan to reclaim the Southwest are also growing amid the public debate about illegal immigration. Bart McEntire, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, told SPLC researchers that this is the most growth... CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314714/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:18:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310707/posts Senate Democrats have found a Republican in Sen. Lindsey Graham to help them push for passage of a comprehensive immigration overhaul this year. Democrats and Republicans say Mr. Graham of South Carolina is working behind the scenes with Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) to gain support from other GOP members. The bill is still taking shape, but it is expected to include key features of unsuccessful 2006 and 2007 immigration proposals, including a path to legal status for many of the illegal immigrants already inside the U.S. and measures to strengthen border security. A new Gallup poll this week showed... wall street journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310707/posts#comment Fri, 7 Aug 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2309814/posts Once again a family is separated by the broken system we call our national immigration policy. The family of US Border Patrol Agent Robert Wiley Rosas will no longer have their husband, father, son, or brother with them as he was senselessly murdered by illegal aliens crossing an unsecured border near San Diego, California. Agent Rosas (aged 30) leaves behind a wife and two young children. He had no choice about this separation. He was simply out doing the job that you and I hired him to do: That of defending the security of the borders of this nation. He... TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2309814/posts#comment Thu, 6 Aug 2009 18:32:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2307127/posts Border Patrol Update by: Anthony Kang, August 03, 2009 The fact that U.S. government officials have successfully been able to deter another terrorist attack on U.S. soil for almost eight years has made the public altogether forgetful or indifferent to the issue of border and national security. But every day members of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) have been working tirelessly just as hard as they were on the morning of September 11, 2001 as they are presented with the daunting task of keeping terrorists and their weapons outside of our nation’s borders (in addition to enforcing hundreds... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2307127/posts#comment Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:01:20 GMT