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Daily Report: Public Safety

Threats of terrorism, violence at border overblown, study says

April 26, 2012, 12:05 AM
The threats of terrorism and spillover violence from the Mexican drug war are largely overblown, according to a new report. The report [PDF] found that those threats have led to an increased enforcement presence and a confusing patchwork of federal agencies responsible for border security. The... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Random Border Patrol deployment might aid enforcement, study says

April 16, 2012, 12:05 AM
A little randomness in deploying Border Patrol agents might work best to prevent illegal border crossings, according to a study from the RAND Corp. The study, which was funded by the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate, found that combining ... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Congressmen want war equipment for border

April 3, 2012, 12:05 AM
Two members of Congress and several sheriffs in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico are calling on the U.S. Department of Defense to send military equipment returning from Afghanistan and Iraq to local law enforcement agencies on the Southwest border. The congressmen, Democrat Henry Cuellar and... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Border agency seeks more unmanned aircraft use in Calif.

January 5, 2012, 12:05 AM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are looking to expand the use of remotely piloted surveillance aircraft to cover nearly all of California, allowing the unmanned vehicles to fly over the last major section of the Southwest border. The agency's Office of Air and Marine expects... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Border enforcement funding ignored during immigration debate

May 11, 2010, 12:09 AM
Much of the discourse in recent days about illegal immigration – from Washington to Arizona – gives the impression that the federal government has been missing in action when it comes to border enforcement. "Decades of federal inaction and misguided policy have created a... + read more
A section of border fence in Mexicali, Mexico.
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Arizona immigration law has roots in California border turmoil

April 29, 2010, 12:09 AM
Turbulent events in California nearly two decades ago have helped create the conditions for the current backlash against illegal immigrants in Arizona. Senate Bill 1070, the controversial law just approved in Arizona, has its roots in the anti-illegal immigrant movement that swept through... + read more
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