Border Fence

Thanks to Operation Gatekeeper, Death Toll Increases to Over 5,000

Mary Ann West | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Mary Ann West

Fifteen years of failed immigration policy has not lessened the number of undocumented aliens entering the country and has cost millions in dollars.

WATCH: What Ever Happened to the Horrible Scary Illegal Immigrants??

Lee Camp | Posted 07.09.2009 | Comedy


Lee Camp

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Effort To Create 'Virtual Fence' At Border Resumes

Washington Post | Spencer S. Hsu | Posted 06.09.2009 | Politics


In announcing the resumption of a "virtual fence" on the U.S.-Mexican border yesterday, the Obama administration sent a powerful message of continuity...

Swine Flu: Who Benefits? And Why?

Patrick Sauer | Posted 06.01.2009 | Comedy


Patrick Sauer

This conspiracy is bigger than all of us.

The Consequences of a Wall: More Deaths Along AZ Border

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


Marlene H. Phillips

During the first half of this fiscal year the remains of 60 migrants were found in the Southern Arizona desert; 128 bodies were found across the entire U.S./Mexican border.

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Pat Buchanan Recommends Sniper-Based Border Security

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics


Media Monitor Greg doesn't want you to go without seeing this disconcerting moment from last night's edition of Hardball, in which Pat Buchanan, press...

The Freedom of Migration Act Challenge

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics


Henryk A. Kowalczyk

The present recession overshadows our unresolved immigration mess. Whether we want it or not, we have to address this issue again.

Don't Tell, But the Military Is Now Recruiting Foreigners

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

Foreigners on student or work visas are probably at least as good a bet as the serious felons the armed forces have been reduced to chasing after. Provided they're straight, of course.

Immigration Debate Still Simmers Below The Surface

David Coates | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home


David Coates

One of the great hidden issues of this presidential campaign season has been immigration. So dominant an issue in 2006 and 2007, immigration reform - ...

McCain, Obama on International Diplomacy and Immigration

Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling | Posted 10.16.2008 | Home


Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling

Over the course of this week, OffTheBus will be running a primer on some of the most important foreign policy issues the next president will face. Today, the primer looks at where Obama and McCain stand on international diplomacy and immigration.

What You Don't Know About the U.S./Mexico Border Fence

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics


Joel B. Schwartzberg

Turns out the fence inexplicably cuts through the middle of some properties, while leaving others untouched. Many question if it can keep people from sneaking in at all.

Symbolic Politics and U.S. Border Enforcement

Angela Kelley | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics


Angela Kelley

When Chertoff testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, he failed to consider that undocumented immigration naturally decreases when the U.S. economy is in recession.

Rules to Be Waived for Border Fence

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Bush administration will use its authority to bypass more than 30 laws and regulations to finish building 670 miles of fence al...

Border Fence To Bypass Property Of Wealthy Bush Donor

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In October 2006, President Bush authorized the construction of a 700-mile border fence between the United States and Mexico. Now, however, the Departm...

Huckabee Struggling With His Foreign Policy Facts

New York Times | KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Mike Huckabee used the volatile situation in Pakistan Friday to make an argument for building a fence on the American border with Mexico and found him...

Bush Admin Waives Environmental Laws To Build Border Fence

New York Times | JULIA PRESTON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Michael Chertoff, the homeland security secretary, waived several environmental laws yesterday to continue building a border fence through a national ...

Chertoff: Border Fence Is Good For The Environment

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Monday defended the construction of a fence along the southwest border, saying it's actually better fo...