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What Does ‘Secure the Border’ Actually Mean?

By | 10.14.10 | 3:47 pm

Alan Bersin, the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, was asked a good question during a talk this afternoon hosted by the Migration Policy Insitute: Securing the border is his job, but what exactly does he consider a secure border?

It’s an interesting question, particularly given the debate over More…

Obama to Appoint ‘Border Czar’

By | 04.16.09 | 12:30 pm

The Obama administration is expected to appoint Alan Bersin, a former U.S. Attorney in San Diego, to be its new “border czar”.

“The position will focus on illegal immigration into the U.S. as well as southbound gun trafficking and cash smuggling,” a Department of Homeland Security official told The More…