http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bordersecurity/ en-us Wed, 1 Jul 2009 01:55:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282947/posts Four of the September 11 hijackers would have got through America's travel screening procedures introduced since the attacks, the US Secretary of Homelands Security has said. In an interview in London, Janet Napolitano said screening procedures have been improved since the attacks eight years ago, adding: "All but four of the attackers would have been picked up." But she said: "You can't thermoseal entry to the US. We have to be ever vigilant." The US has seen Britain as a potential jumping-off for terrorists attacking the US but Ms Napolitano emphasised the country was a "close ally" and had much... telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282947/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 01:55:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278003/posts Texas wildlife officials say there are six alligators living in the Rio Grande, east of Fort Hancock in Hudspeth County. "There were approximately six alligators that were observed, three of them that were in the 2- to 4-foot range, and about three of them in the 5- to 6-foot range," Texas Game Warden Ray Spears told KFOX-TV, El Paso, Texas. Spears said the alligators are in a rural area, so they don't pose much danger to humans. He said it is believed they were dropped off in the area by someone who was previously keeping them. The warden said his... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278003/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:27:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271311/posts Another tunnel apparently dug by drug smugglers has been found beneath the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales, Ariz. Scioli said it’s the 63rd smuggling tunnel found beneath the border in the Nogales area since October 1995, and the 16th since last October. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271311/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:14:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271635/posts Authorities have found a massive underground drug smuggling tunnel snaking through the U.S.-Mexican border, and law officers are marveling over its sophistication. "This is one of the most elaborate tunnels I've seen," Border Patrol agent Michael Scioli said. Border Patrol agents found the uncompleted tunnel last week, the patrol said in a statement. Measuring 48 feet in the United States and 35 feet in Mexico, the tunnel contains side walls framed with 2-by-4 wooden studs and ceiling construction. "It's elegant in the sense it has electrical work wired into the Mexico side. It even has a hose for ventilation and... AOL News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271635/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:16:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2261959/posts “... Those who claim to be “conservative” are either for regulation and government intervention, or against it. If our leaders continue to claim they are “conservative” but argue for government intervention in the hiring of persons (legal or not), the permits for working, the classification of jobs, etc - then they are not conservative (or are, and are just racist).” Alliance for Worker Freedom http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2261959/posts#comment Mon, 1 Jun 2009 06:10:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253607/posts (05-18) 18:10 PDT San Bernardino, Calif. (AP) -- Arrest warrants have been issued for two illegal immigrants suspected of bursting into a family's home and kidnapping a 3-year-old who was later found wandering the streets in Mexico, authorities said Monday. San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253607/posts#comment Tue, 19 May 2009 01:40:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247856/posts Obama reverses stance on immigration Co-opts policy he once mocked By Stephen Dinan May 8, 2009 On the thorniest of political issues, President Obama has embraced the enforcement-first position on immigration that he criticized during last year's presidential campaign, and he now says he can't move forward with the type of comprehensive bill he wants until voters are convinced that the borders can be enforced. Having already backed off his pledge to have an immigration bill this year, Mr. Obama boosted his commitment to enforcement in the budget released Thursday. The spending blueprint calls for extra money to build an... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247856/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 03:43:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247261/posts WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's budget blueprint cancels plans to extend the border fence along the U.S.-Mexico border beyond the 670 miles already completed or planned. The move marks a significant shift from the much-heralded approach to border security advocated by President George W. Bush. The Obama administration's turnabout left limited funds for roads, lights and the so-called tactical infrastructure – but left no money to extend the pedestrian fencing and vehicle barriers erected along roughly one-third of the nation's 1,947 mile border with Mexico. As a Democratic senator representing Illinois, Obama joined 79 other senators in 2006 to support... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247261/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 23:21:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243356/posts WASHINGTON — It’s no longer a question of whether additional National Guard troops will be sent to the nation’s southwest border to help combat drug trafficking, arms smuggling and southbound shipments of drug cash. It’s only a question of when — and who pays for it, Uncle Sam or the taxpayers of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. The Obama administration and the governors of the border states are wrangling over prospective duties for the 1,500 additional citizen soldiers requested by the four states to augment local law enforcement along the 1,947-mile frontier with Mexico. Those talks have serious financial... Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243356/posts#comment Sun, 3 May 2009 21:38:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241259/posts WASHINGTON – Pressure mounted on federal officials Wednesday to tighten health screening or even close border crossings with Mexico to stem the spread of a new strain of influenza. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Flower Mound, who is a physician, said the federal government should close the border "to the extent that you can. Our surveillance needs to be a lot tighter than I hear it is right now," Burgess said. "I'm very concerned with the way this is developing. I'd much rather be criticized for doing too much than not enough..." The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus...mixes genetic material from humans, swine... Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241259/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:52:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240029/posts Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck announced today that he’s now an official candidate for the Colorado U.S. Senate seat up for election next year. “For too long, Washington has forgotten the values of the rest of the country. I believe the strength of America is the work ethic, innovation and persistence of the American worker,” Buck, a Republican, said in a statement. Buck, who said he’d filed his candidacy papers today, is one of several Republicans who have been openly considering runs for the Senate post now filled by Denver Democrat Michael Bennet. Gov. Bill Ritter appointed Bennet to... The Longmont Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240029/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:26:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238978/posts Napolitano: Closing border not the answer to flu By Bridget Johnson Posted: 04/27/09 04:05 PM [ET] Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended the government's response at a press conference Monday afternoon as reporters asked her about the risk of asymptomatic swine flu carriers entering the country. Napolitano said the strategy of identifying and isolating those who seem ill and try to cross into the United States was adequate given the circumstances, as a reporter asked if closure of the border had been considered. "We're already doing passive surveillance at the border," Napolitano said. "You would close the border if you... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238978/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:07:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238494/posts WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The United States is not testing airplane travelers from Mexico for the swine flu virus that has heightened fears of a possible pandemic, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Sunday. "Right now we don't think the facts warrant more active testing or screening of passengers coming in from Mexico," she said at a White House briefing. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238494/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:15:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238289/posts <p>WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials will begin asking travelers about illness if they're entering the country from areas with confirmed swine flu.</p> ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238289/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:06:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235878/posts With growing violence on the U.S.-Mexico border fueled by powerful drug cartels, officials from both countries have been repeating a shocking statistic to suggest this isn't just a Mexican problem. But Obama, Clinton and others have left out important qualifiers when citing the 90 percent statistic, which originates from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The agency doesn't have statistics for all weapons in Mexico, where gun sales are largely prohibited; it is based on only guns that the Mexican government sent to the ATF for tracing and that the ATF found were traceable. politifact http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235878/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:23:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234002/posts PHOENIX, April 20 (Reuters) - Arizona's governor and two U.S. senators urged the federal government on Monday to send hundreds of additional troops to secure the porous Mexican border, along which ruthless drug cartels are waging bloody turf wars. The violence has gained high-level attention in both the United States and Mexico in recent months, amid concerns that it is bleeding into U.S. border states. . . . . . Arizona Senator John McCain, a Republican defeated by the Democrat Obama in the November 2008 presidential election, also called on Washington to allocate additional resources including troops to the border.... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234002/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:50:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2233025/posts Daniel Ortega at the Summit had a 50 minutes anti American rant, this, a portion of that speech translated, from the CNN.com webcast. Obama didn't respond to this, being previously made comfortable from sitting in Jeremiah Wright's church for 20 years, probably felt right at home.. hotairpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2233025/posts#comment Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:35:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232175/posts Senator John McCain is wearing a small band aid on his forehead these days from a biopsy taken recently. He says the doctors told him it's fine. He also says a recent physical has pronounced him fit for the campaign ahead. After just finishing and losing a run for the White House, he'll now run a fifth time for his U-S Senate seat. KOLD CBS 13 Tucson, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232175/posts#comment Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:37:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229581/posts Link only, per FR copyright and excerpt policyRead last three paragraphs.* McCain says he will not support the upcoming immigration bills unless they include temporary guest worker programs and border security. * McCain also admits that the Government has "failed to secure our borders." The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229581/posts#comment Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:07:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228458/posts Demography: The great British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has become the latest in a long line of illustrious people to say we need to cut population growth sharply or face a grim future. Is he right?We have nothing against Attenborough, but in supporting Britain's Optimum Population Trust, a group that advocates reducing human numbers, he's put himself on the wrong side of one of the great questions of our time. Today's world population is about 6.8 billion, give or take a hundred million or so. By 2050, most estimates show the population will be about 9 billion — roughly a... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228458/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:01:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227518/posts Link only, per FR copyright and posting policy The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227518/posts#comment Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:17:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225696/posts Mike Kucharek, a spokesman for North American Aerospace Defense Command, is being reported in an article on Foxnews.com that very shortly after American F-16s started following the stolen plane, they knew they wouldn't shoot it down. Why? Associated Content http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225696/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 17:01:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224305/posts NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. civil rights activist Al Sharpton weighed into a fight over an Arizona sheriff's immigration sweeps on Tuesday, accusing him of racially profiling Hispanics and urging him to step down. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has dispatched deputies into Hispanic communities in the Phoenix area, where they stop people and arrest anyone who cannot prove he or she is a legal U.S. resident. Under a deal allowing them to enforce federal immigration laws, the deputies have arrested more than 1,500 people who they determined were in Arizona illegally, triggering street protests and condemnation from Latino activists... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224305/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:57:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220645/posts In 2006, I conducted a three-part interview with former US Border Patrol Supervisor David J Stoddard. For 27 years, David served in Calexico, California, Vermont, Yuma, Tucson Sector Headquarters and Naco, Arizona and worked in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and other locations. He also provided testimony about immigration reform to Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner's (R-WI) House Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims in 1999 and a Congressional subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources in 2002. With the current US-Mexico border crisis — including an actual ongoing war on our southern border — I thought it was time to... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220645/posts#comment Thu, 2 Apr 2009 13:44:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218249/posts WASHINGTON (AFP) — A senior US senator cautioned Monday against deployments of national guard troops to the US border with Mexico, saying such a move would be "premature and possibly counter-productive." In remarks prepared for a special hearing in the Texas border city of El Paso, Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also warned against the alarmist tone of a US debate over drug violence in Mexico. "The idea of dispatching the national guard to the border is premature and possibly counterproductive," he said. His remarks echoed those of senior administration officials who in recent days... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218249/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:27:09 GMT