Immigration and the ‘Mushroom Treatment’
During my career with the former INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service), my colleagues and I would refer to those instances when we... Read More
Administration's Immigration Policies Create De Facto Amnesty, Encourage More Illegal Immigration
The Senate bill (S.744) that would have created Comprehensive Immigration Reform was defeated in the last session of Congress. The media played... Read More
GAO Uncovers More Visa Fraud, Possible National Security Threat
On March 7, the U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a 48-page report that uncovered fraud in a popular work program for foreign-born... Read More
Trading National Security for Profit
Once again the call is going out to loosen visa requirements – this time to increase profits through higher levels of tourism.... Read More
National Security on a Crowded, Troubled Planet
In recent years, U.S. military leaders have become increasingly worried about the menacing implications for our national security due to deteriorating environmental... Read More
Sounding the Retreat
The Republican “leaders” of the House of Representatives went off to conduct a retreat where they could, out of the glare of... Read More
What Happens in Mexico May Not Stay in Mexico
In this post-9/11 world it can take more than a bit of courage to turn on the news programs. For instance, on... Read More
National ICE Council President Demands Enforcement; Predicts Amnesty Would Compromise Public Safety, National Security
Last month, on a trip to Washington D.C. to attend the Federation for American Immigration Reform advisory board meeting, CAPS directors and... Read More
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Undermining National Security and Public Safety for Political Expedience
In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the 9/11 Commission was created to determine what vulnerabilities contributed to... Read More