Saturday, March 24, 2007
No wonder we've got such a mess!
"Guidelines issued by top federal prosecutors in Texas showed that most illegal immigrants crossing into the state had to be arrested at least six times before federal authorities would prosecute them, according to an internal Justice Department memo."
Story here.
As usual, Tom Tancredo gets it.
"Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, who advocates a crackdown on illegal immigration, said the Texas guidelines underscore a lax enforcement attitude. He said the federal government should contract for more jail space, perhaps with local governments.
"If you made it a priority of the department, you would see a reduction," Tancredo said."
Story here.
As usual, Tom Tancredo gets it.
"Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, who advocates a crackdown on illegal immigration, said the Texas guidelines underscore a lax enforcement attitude. He said the federal government should contract for more jail space, perhaps with local governments.
"If you made it a priority of the department, you would see a reduction," Tancredo said."
Labels: guidelines, law enforcement, Tancredo
# posted by Norma : 3/24/2007 07:30:00 PM
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
US-VISIT
Biometric identifiers? Isn't that racial profiling? This system looks terribly techi-sophisticated and let's face it, rather invasive, for a country with such poorly guarded and porous borders.
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established a program--the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT)--to collect, maintain, and share information, including biometric identifiers, on selected foreign nationals who travel to the United States. By congressional mandate, DHS is to develop and submit for approval an expenditure plan for US-VISIT that satisfies certain conditions, including being reviewed by GAO. GAO was required to determine if the plan satisfied these conditions, follow up on recommendations related to the expenditure plan, and provide any other observations. To address the mandate, GAO assessed plans against federal guidelines and industry standards and interviewed the appropriate DHS officials.
Report is here. You can read abstract, highlights, or text, or the report pdf which is 143 pages.
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established a program--the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT)--to collect, maintain, and share information, including biometric identifiers, on selected foreign nationals who travel to the United States. By congressional mandate, DHS is to develop and submit for approval an expenditure plan for US-VISIT that satisfies certain conditions, including being reviewed by GAO. GAO was required to determine if the plan satisfied these conditions, follow up on recommendations related to the expenditure plan, and provide any other observations. To address the mandate, GAO assessed plans against federal guidelines and industry standards and interviewed the appropriate DHS officials.
Report is here. You can read abstract, highlights, or text, or the report pdf which is 143 pages.
Labels: Homeland Security, information technology
# posted by Norma : 3/13/2007 06:57:00 PM
Thursday, March 01, 2007
La Vida Loca
When we deport undocumented immigrant criminals to their home countries, we are exporting gangs and crime.
# posted by Norma : 3/01/2007 05:22:00 AM
