Homeland Security
America’s Third War: Our Southern Border
Without borders, we have nothing but chaos. Border Patrol agent Brian A. Terry, 40, was killed on Dec. 14 near Rio Rico, Arizona, according to a statement released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials. Is there a cover-up, encouraged by the White House, in which a policy of silence discourages questions about his murder?
Less than Half of US-Mexico Border is Secured, says GAO
Less than half of the United States’ porous southwest border with Mexico is under the operational control of the U.S. Border Patrol, according to the watchdog Government Accountability Office.
Radical Muslim Cleric Caught Trying to Sneak Into U.S. from Mexico
The Obama administration has officially ended construction of the high-tech southern border fence intended to keep illegal aliens out of the country. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says proven technology will be used in the future, saying there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution to the country’s border security needs.
Do they really believe that?
State Dept. Removes Mother, Father from Passports
In what seems to be a diplomatic effort at extreme political correctness and a nod to gay rights groups, the Obama administration is removing the words “mother” and “father” from U.S. passport applications and replacing them with “gender neutral” terminology. Mom and dad will now be referred to rather coldly as “parent one” and “parent two.” Conservative Christian groups are outraged over the decision.
A United States Internal Passport in Our Future?
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
– P.J. O’Rourke, Civil Libertarian
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Obama Scraps ‘Virtual Fence’ for Border
Congress’ weak support for the construction of the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico was largely due to the efforts of Hispanic activists who oppose any legislation or efforts to restrict illegal immigration. These activists coerced George Bush and now Barack Obama into paying lip service to efforts to seal our southern border. This decision spells ill for restraining illegal immigration. Over a Million Immigrants, many illegal, landed jobs in the U.S. from 2008-10.
Democrats Creating Secret Police
The U.S. government is creating a vast domestic spying network to collect information about Americans containing the names and personal information of thousands of U.S. citizens and residents.
The government is using for this purpose the FBI, state and local police, homeland security offices, and military criminal investigators, the Washington Post reported last month.
Don’t Like the Idea of a Nude Body Scanner? Guess Who Ordered Them.
In the wake of the underwear bomber’s botched Christmas Day attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound plane, Barack Obama directed the Homeland Security Department ‘to acquire $1 billion in advanced-technology equipment, including body scanners, for screening passengers.
Justice Dept. Figures on Incarcerated Illegals
One of the more popular claims by illegal immigration proponents is that those who enter the U.S. by breaking the law are invariably “hard-working” and “law-abiding” once they get here. That argument, however, has one major flaw. According to Justice Department statistics and the analysis of immigration experts, the “law-abiding” claim often isn’t true.
You won’t believe what’s inside this plain white van
The administration is keeping silent about a story revolving around some high tech vans recently purchased by the Department of Homeland Security that are capable of literally peering through the walls of your home. DHS states the vans are being used to fight terrorists; it will not confirm nor deny the vans are also being used in other areas that would infringe on privacy rights
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