Building Walls With Our Neighbors

The “Let’s build a Wall” debate is center stage in the discussion surrounding Comprehensive Immigration Reform.  A secondary story to that debate is the destructive effect that “enhanced” border security is having on the communities along the Northern border.  For hundreds of years, Canadians and Americans have developed towns, cities, and communities along the border.  These [...]

Arizona Governor Ready To Spend Money Fighting Federal Government In Court

Arizona Governor Brewer has told CNN that she is ready to “meet [the Federal Government] in Court” if it decides to bring court proceedings against the state. Governor Brewer, with a sense of arrogance, stated that she has a pretty good record in court.  Unfortunately for Governor Brewer, and the rest of the Arizona populace, she [...]

HIV Ban is Officially Gone

For years the United States has stood alone in banning individuals with HIV from entering the United States.  This ban has caused significant hardship for relatives of U.S. citizens and many others.  Last year, the ball started rolling for the removal of the ban and, as of last Monday, the ban is no more.

Now the United [...]

New York Immigration Statistics for Fiscal Year 2009

The Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) recently released statistics about its operations at the 17 New York land border entry points.  According to the CBP, “21.3 million passengers, 8.2 million autos, 1.4 million trucks and 41,660 buses” entered the United States during the 2009 fiscal year.  Of those 21.3 million passengers, 19,000 travelers were apprehended [...]