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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Daily Border Bulletin – Alabama back in the news, A look at the nativist movement, and new info on Operation Gunrunner
Drafters of Alabama’s immigration law and the states attorney general claim that while the law is intended to drive immigrants from the state, it is not meant to stop children from going to school. With reports that crops in Alabama … Continue reading
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Daily Border Bulletin: Napolitano’s defends border enforcement, ATF head talks gun probe, CHC push back on Cain
At a hearing yesterday Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made her case that the administrations border enforcement policies are working. Meanwhile the new acting director of the ATF pledges to continue to crack down on the sales of … Continue reading
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Daily Border Bulletin – Border Bulletin – Perry on O’reilly Factor talks tough on immigration, New documents raise questions on Rubio narrative, Jorge G. Castaneda on Rubio and the Univision debacle, and more
Texas Governor Rick Perry goes on the O’reilly Factor and takes a brow beating over the DREAM Act. New Visa documents show that Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s family left Cuba for economic reasons and not as refugees. Jorge G. Castaneda … Continue reading
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Daily Border Bulletin – U.S. Infiltrates Mexican Drug Cartels, Simon in NJ and RCP, Perry and Romney fight on Immigration
The United States deepens its involvement in the battle against organized crime in Mexico. Simon shares his belief that the Obama Administration’s immigration law enforcement will promote future broader reform. As the GOP presidential candidate race continues, Romney and Perry … Continue reading
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Daily Border Bulletin – Farmers in Ala. suffer from immigration law, GOP up’s ante on border security, feels tension on Immigration
Alabama’s harsh anti-immigration law is hurting Alabama’s coming crop picking season as both legal and undocumented pickers are fleeing the state. Herman Cain and Michelle Bachman both sign pledges for an impenetrable border fence between the United States and Mexico. … Continue reading
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Daily Border Bulletin – Democrats Push Back on ATF Subpoena, Simon Gives His Take and CNN Provides A Fact Check
This week Congressman Adam Schiff released a statement on the Fast and The Furious program lambasting his Republican colleagues for their politically motivated attacks on Attorney General Eric Holder. Simon went on Fox News to discuss the merit of the … Continue reading
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Daily Border Bulletin: GOP Debate Intensifies Immigration Rhetoric and Alienates Hispanics, ATF Fact Check and More
The Immigration issue has emerged as a defining issue in the GOP presidential race. As such the last Republican primary debate was immigration heavy, as have Mitt Romney’s campaign advertisements. Also among the primary candidates a renewed call for a … Continue reading
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Congressional Hearing On Border Report Reveals Flaw of Anecdotal Accounts and Lack of Substantiated Data
Given the overwhelming evidence that the Administration has made the border safer, and and the immigration system better, today’s hearing on border safety highlighted the ways in which alarmists are presenting anecdotal evidence as fact, and what verifiable statistics actually … Continue reading
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Daily Border Bulletin: Hearing on Bogus Border Report, Immigrants In Alabama Speak Out, Dems Support Holder
Given the overwhelming evidence that the the Administration has made the border safer, and the immigration system better, today’s misguided hearing in the House Committee on Homeland Security is out of sync with the reality of the current dynamic on … Continue reading
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Daily Border Bulletin – Congressional Hearing on Flawed Border Report Tommorow, Boycotts on Alabama Immigration Law, Holder Suponea Egregious
Friday, the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security is holding a hearing, A Call to Action: Narco-Terrorism’s Threat to the Southern U.S. Border. The subject of the hearing is a flawed report entitled Texas Border Security:A Strategic Military Assesment. NDN-NPI and … Continue reading
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