rssImmigration Reform, Technological Solutions Among Suggestions for Improving Border Security
Monday, April 12, 2010 at 1:47 pm
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Comprehensive immigration reform, new technology, stronger oversight and collaboration with Mexico are among the proposals the Center for American Progress suggests for improving security along the U.S. border, according to a report released today.
Here’s the complete list of CAP’s ten reform proposals for the Department of Homeland Security’s Secure Border Initiative (SBI), a program aimed at reducing illegal immigration and major drug trafficking operations, particularly along the U.S.-Mexico border:
1. Congress should address border security through comprehensive immigration reform legislation.
2. Continue to pursue technological solutions.
3. Reach out to local communities (“Border towns need to be brought into the discussion”).
4. Collaborate with Mexico on border security.
5. Draw on the expertise of academia and industry to shape a long-term border security blueprint.
6. The federal government should maintain tight control over the performance of con- tractors and agencies, while setting schedules with the understanding that they may need to be adjusted.
7. Allow a wider variety of businesses, including small technology companies and unsuccessful SBI bidders, to join in solving border security problems.
8. Improve inter-agency communications and planning and maintain flexibility in technology design.
9. The federal government should consider a more “horizontal” approach in which a single type of technology is implemented over a broad area.
10. Improve the viability and performance of border technology programs.
During a CAP conference call today, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), chairman of the House subcommittee on border, maritime and global counter-terrorism, echoed the report’s suggestions, saying collaboration with Mexico is essential and aid to the Mexican government for controlling cartel violence needs to be expedited.
According to the CAP report, SBI is flawed because of a border fence that is too heavily relied on for border security; management and oversight issues; a Department of Homeland Security that is too slow to address mistakes; and misguided spending decisions (namely on SBInet, a technology-heavy program designed to help Border Patrol detect illegal immigrants and smugglers along the border).
Cuellar said border security should, among other things, involve detention for immigrants as a deterrent for future illegal immigration — something that he said has worked in his district. He also said there should be more funding for the use of drones as a monitoring tool along the border.
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Comment posted April 12, 2010 @ 8:06 pm
As American discuss the E-Verify system to remove illegal immigrants from being hired. Also the 287 G, local police questioning procedure for detaining illegal immigrants in the interior of our country. Both policies are under constant attack by some questionable politicians such as Sen.Harry Reid of Nevada and the usual conglomeration of business lobbyists, their paid lawmakers and the open border sector. But more importantly the border region has suddenly entered the spotlight, owing to the untimely death of Robert Krantz, a cattle rancher murdered on his own property. In an article that originated from the Wall Street Journal, columnist Leo banks wrote about the battleground along the US-Mexican border. The awful occurrences that seemed to have been completely ignored by people–WE–place in Washington to protect us and run this nation. According to Mr. Banks their are daily incidents where these people are afraid to leave their homes.
That those who venture out have to carry a weapon, securely lock up their houses and valuable possession in safes before venturing out.. Nothing is sacred as groups of roaming persons have attributed to a sense of fear for their safety. Its a very dangerous place that one has to carry a firearm when leaving their home for a daily morning ride on horseback. With hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens cutting fences, leaving piles of trash and tracking across ranchers lands every day, so it's truly a miracle that this type of tragedy doesn't happen more often.
A quote from the NumbersUSA staff, who get down to the border several times a year state, “We are well aware of the sieve that the White House and Congress want the border to be.They don't want a totally open flow of tens of millions to cross the border. But they do want a sufficient number of illegal aliens to cross to provide the cheap labor sought by campaign contributors and to satisfy the various ethnic-grievance lobbies who consider virtually any kind of border enforcement to be racist or directed at their particular national origin.” Most people know by now that the border was treacherously under funded and not the double fence as originally planned. WHERE IS THE US MILITARY? WHERE IS THE FULLY ARMED NATIONAL GUARD?
Its for sure that the amount of deaths from drug trafficking will soon spill over the border, as the border has never been sealed by numerous administrations. Specifically now that President Obama and other open border legislators are contemplating another MASS AMNESTY. Call it what you will such as “a path to citizenship” is still AMNESTY even if you pay taxes and learn English. The only way Americans will tolerate immigration, is coming through the front door legally, like thousands have done for years. As yet the SAVE ACT programs as E-Verify, the 287 G, laws have not been rescinded, due to the publics attention. But Sen. Schumer and Graham are busily in underground debates to distract all of us, with the new plan to introduce the National Biometric Card. Although those in Washington say immigration reform is dead, the truth its neither black nor white where our leaders are concerned?
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Comment posted April 19, 2010 @ 4:41 am
Unless you live near the boarder or are a CBP agent you have no idea what is really going on. America is blinded and uninformed along with our government. Because our government does not want to stop it. First of all we need a strict policy and laws if some breaks into our country illegally period. There is so much land to cover it is hard to comprehend. The new version of virtual fence is multiple times better than P28. Just ask CBP agents who have used it not what you read about P28 and 60 minutes. It is a needed tool but not the total answer. We need more agents, more helicopters, etc. too but we have to want to stop it and take it seriously. You would not like it if people broke into your home and used your stuff, brought in garbage, drugs, weapons and stole so then why do we let them break into our country? If they want to come let them do it the right legal way. Period. Wake up America.
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Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 10:59 pm
my ideal is renew their visa`s and the one`s not documented offer them anmunity and get there personal finger prints,background without risk of getting deported .once getting all that ,give them the rules of deportation ,for instance;three mistamenors of drugs,or violance,and one feloney,will get deported instantly and no exceptions.and don`t let new one`s come in thru the border with the military securing it.
Comment posted May 8, 2011 @ 6:31 pm
You would not like it if people broke into your home and used your
stuff, brought in garbage, drugs, weapons and stole so then why do we
let them break into our country?
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