RSSA Border And Immigration Blog
Obama pushes for Dream Act in state of the union for 2nd straight year
Highlighting a downturn in illegal border crossings, President Obama said in his state of the union address last night that the time has come for comprehensive immigration reform.
Most deported illegal immigrants from 4 Latin American countries
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador account for more than four-fifths of the deportees yearly; Traffic offenses on the rise among deported "criminal" illegal immigrants.
Child migrant turned inspirational leader has always made an impression
Leo Guardado — the young man I profiled in this Saturday story — has a way of making a profound impact on nearly everyone he meets.
Terrorism-related deportations dropped in last decade, report finds
Deportations based on terrorism or national security grounds became even rarer in the decade after Sept. 11, 2001, shows a new report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University.
DHS still has no way to track visa overstays, GAO reports
Homeland Security still doesn’t have a mechanism in place to track when, and if, legal foreign visitors leave the country, a recent Government Accountability Office report found.
Sen. McCain calls for 'Fast and Furious' hearing
Sen. John McCain has requested a Congressional hearing on the much-maligned gun trafficking investigation led by the ATF.
Customs and Border Protection takes anti-corruption measure
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is going to send its own internal affairs investigators to work with the Homeland Security's Inspector General under a new agreement designed to streamline efforts to detect and stop corruption within the ranks.
$158K for state border fence so far
The pace of fund-raising has slowed for the state's border fence since the brisk first few days.
Border Boletín: Crossing more dangerous than ever for migrants?
As I wrote about earlier this week, the border death tally is down slightly this year compared to past years. But, considering the precipitous drop in illegal entries from Mexico into the U.S. through Arizona, the argument can be made that t…
Border Boletín: Mexican illegal immigrants not returning home en masse, report finds
A study recently released by the RAND Corporation shows that fewer Mexican immigrants returned home from the United States during 2008 and 2009 than in the two years prior to the start of the recession. It's an interesting finding that sugges…
Naco Station would be named for Agent Terry
Federal legislators have introduced a bill to name the Border Patrol's Naco Station after slain agent Brian Terry, who was killed last December in a shootout near Rio Rico.
$24.4M for Arizona fence repairs
Border fences, roads and lighting are not only expensive to build, they are costly to repair and maintain.
Border Boletín: Five of 31 ‘solved’ Coronado fires started by illegal immigrants since 2002
Illegal border crossers have been responsible for five of 31 fires that investigators have solved from 2002-2011 in the Southwest Border area of the Coronado National Forest.
Border Boletín: More evidence that fewer Mexicans coming illegally
The Pew Hispanic Center's latest report – The Mexican-American Boom: Births Overtake Immigration — is the latest report to conclude that illegal immigration from Mexico into the U.S. has slowed.
Border Boletín: Poll shows lukewarm support for more border walls
Poll results released today by the Tucson-based Sky Island Alliance show more people prefer spending money on strengthening border ports of entry rather than building more border fencing.
Border Boletín: Sheriff Dever says illegal immigrants likely started Monument Fire
As I wrote about last week, the Monument Fire is the third major Southern Arizona fire this summer that started in rugged, mountainous corridors frequently used by people and drug smugglers. That's led to speculation that some, or all, of th…
Border Boletín: Another major fire in a smuggling corridor
The Monument Fire raging south of Sierra Vista is the latest major fire in Southern Arizona that was started in rugged, mountainous corridors frequently used by cross-border people and drug smugglers. The Horseshoe 2 Fire northeast of Dougla…
Border Boletín: 'Special interest’ illegal immigrants
There's been about 340 illegal immigrants from "special interest" countries apprehended each year by the Border Patrol but none have been in Pinal County.
Border Boletín: Border deaths down slightly this year
In today's story about Rev. Robin Hoover's plan to give GPS devices to illegal immigrant guides in an effort to save lives, I mentioned that fiscal year 2010 was the deadliest year in what has been a deadly decade for border deaths in Ariz…
Border Boletín: Third time a charm on border technology?
Homeland Security is trading Star Wars for simplicity in its latest border technology strategy
Border Boletín: Tucson mayor says Rocky Point safe
Rocky Point remains a safe place to visit, said Tucson mayor Bob Walkup emphatically during a visit this week to the Mexican beach town.
Border Boletín: Obama's 'alligators in the moat' comment irks some
President Obama's immigration address Tuesday may forever be remembered as the "alligators in the moat" speech.
Border Boletín: DHS to implement 'index' to measure border security, Napolitano says
Department Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano provided more insight Wednesday into what the government's new border security metrics will look like.
Border Boletín: Rocky Point fights back against travel warning
The U.S. State Department's decision to specifically mention Puerto Peñasco for the first time ever in its latest Mexico travel warning has hotel- and home-owners in the beach town known as Rocky Point up in arms.
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