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	<title>Security Debrief &#187; Ports and Borders</title>
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		<title>DHS pleased with immigration info-sharing pilot program</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/21/dhs-pleased-with-immigration-info-sharing-pilot-program/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/21/dhs-pleased-with-immigration-info-sharing-pilot-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration and Visa Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first phase of a coordinated entry/exit data exchange trial between U.S. and Canadian border agencies reconciled about 95 percent of the immigration records it transmitted, according to the Department of Homeland Security.]]></description>
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		<title>McCaul wins committee approval of ‘tough’ border security legislation</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/16/mccaul-wins-committee-approval-of-tough-border-security-legislation/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/16/mccaul-wins-committee-approval-of-tough-border-security-legislation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[House Republicans led by Texas Rep. Michael McCaul are making gains in their effort to require the Obama administration to develop a yardstick for measuring federal law enforcement agencies’ “operational control” of the U.S. border before spending more money on border security.]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security ups number of illegal immigrants ‘re-detained’</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/14/homeland-security-ups-number-of-illegal-immigrants-re-detained/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/14/homeland-security-ups-number-of-illegal-immigrants-re-detained/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Immigration and Visa Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On March 7, five Republican members of Congress from Georgia sent a letter to Janet Napolitano, secretary of homeland security. They wanted details on an Associated Press report that more than 2,000 illegal immigrants had been released since mid-February to cope with budget cuts demanded by the sequestration process.]]></description>
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		<title>Too many questions remain on border security, CFR study shows</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/13/too-many-questions-remain-on-border-security-cfr-study-shows/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/13/too-many-questions-remain-on-border-security-cfr-study-shows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beefed-up border security has been responsible for only a third of the recent drop in illegal immigration, while economic changes account for the rest, according to a new independent study released Monday that could derail the Senate immigration debate. ]]></description>
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		<title>Coons withdraws amendment to stop deportations to unsafe areas</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/10/coons-withdraws-amendment-to-stop-deportations-to-unsafe-areas/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/10/coons-withdraws-amendment-to-stop-deportations-to-unsafe-areas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Thursday withdrew an amendment to immigration reform legislation prohibiting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from deporting illegal immigrants to unsafe locations.]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration reform promises border security &#8211; Prove it</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/08/immigration-reform-promises-border-security-prove-it/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/08/immigration-reform-promises-border-security-prove-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Senate conservatives in a hearing Tuesday took aim at a key border security element of the immigration reform bill, peppering the leaders of federal agencies charged with securing the nation’s borders to try to firm up what, exactly, counts as a secure border. ]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security orders visa review for international students</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/06/homeland-security-orders-visa-review-for-international-students/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/06/homeland-security-orders-visa-review-for-international-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Immigration and Visa Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ports and Borders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Homeland Security Department ordered border agents "effective immediately" to verify that every international student who arrives in the U.S. has a valid student visa.]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration plan would add drones to border security</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/01/immigration-plan-would-add-drones-already-under-scrutiny-to-border-security/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/01/immigration-plan-would-add-drones-already-under-scrutiny-to-border-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 11:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The bipartisan immigration proposal filed this month in the Senate would create a 24/7 surveillance system at U.S. borders that would rely significantly on increased use of drones.]]></description>
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		<title>Will Bureaucracy Keep The U.S. Drone Industry Grounded?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/30/will-bureaucracy-keep-the-u-s-drone-industry-grounded/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/30/will-bureaucracy-keep-the-u-s-drone-industry-grounded/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aviation and airport security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Americans are suspicious of drones. Reports of the unmanned aerial vehicles' use in war zones have raised concerns about what they might do here at home. For instance, in Seattle earlier this year, a public outcry forced the police department to abandon plans for eye-in-the-sky UAV helicopters.]]></description>
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		<title>Analyzing CBP&#8217;s UAV Surveillance Program</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/29/analyzing-cbps-uav-surveillance-program/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/29/analyzing-cbps-uav-surveillance-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Olive</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress and Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for International Policy recently released a report entitled "Drones Over the Homeland," which provides an excellent analysis of CBP's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program from inception to the present. It adds significantly to the debate Congress should be having about the wisdom of using UAVs for surveillance. I hope congressional appropriators will take note.]]></description>
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		<title>Insecurity Over the Border</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/22/insecurity-over-the-border/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/22/insecurity-over-the-border/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ports and Borders]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.com/?p=14096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Border security, by some yardsticks, has come a long way in the past decade. The United States has spent at least $100 billion in its name, to the point where it now eclipses all other federal law enforcement spending. The Border Patrol has doubled in size to more than 21,000 agents. Apprehension of illegal immigrants recently fell to a 40-year low.]]></description>
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		<title>At 10 year mark, Time to &#8220;Say Something&#8221; Constructive about DHS</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/03/07/at-10-year-mark-time-to-say-something-constructive-about-dhs/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/03/07/at-10-year-mark-time-to-say-something-constructive-about-dhs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Olive</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air & Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress and Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Counter Terrorism and Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management and Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ports and Borders]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.com/?p=14014</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Monday, Politico hosted a Playbook breakfast conversation with the three individuals who have served as DHS Secretary since its inception – Tom Ridge, Michael Chertoff and Janet Napolitano. Former Governor Ridge who addressed why America needs a cabinet-level agency to address homeland security issues. While I am a firm believer that America needs a Department of Homeland Security, I am also a believer in continuous improvement, and in that respect, congressional oversight should rightfully be focused on asking questions about DHS as it starts its second decade.]]></description>
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		<title>Measuring Progress in Border Security &#8211; A Good Start from the GAO</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/01/15/measuring-progress-in-border-security-a-good-start-from-the-gao/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/01/15/measuring-progress-in-border-security-a-good-start-from-the-gao/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Alden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ports and Borders]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.com/?p=13964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How hard is it for migrants to cross the southwest border illegally and enter into the United States?  That question has long been difficult to answer, but it is one that has become more urgent as Congress prepares once again to consider a broader immigration reform.  A new report from the Government Accountability Office gives a surprising assessment – that it appears to have become far more difficult than most Americans realize.]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations CBP Air and Marine Office on &#8220;One Size Fits All&#8221; Success</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/11/19/congratulations-cbp-air-and-marine-office-on-one-size-fits-all-success/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/11/19/congratulations-cbp-air-and-marine-office-on-one-size-fits-all-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Olive</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aviation and airport security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ports and Borders]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.com/?p=13895</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations are in order for the amazing success recently achieved by CBP’s Office of Air and Marine. CBP plans to award a sole source contract to General Atomics to buy up to 14 Predator UAVs, at a potential cost of $443,090,000 over a 60-month period. So, congratulations to CBP. While the rest of the DHS mission will be subject to budget cuts amid the sequestration debate, and seemingly without concern for those personnel who will be laid off, CBP is telling the rest of us we can be comfortable knowing that giant drones will be patrolling the skies above the U.S. borders for up to 20 hours at a time at the mere cost of $3,500 per hour. ]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security &#8211; What Next?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/11/01/homeland-security-what-next/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/11/01/homeland-security-what-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Security Debrief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ports and Borders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Safety and Physical Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public/Private]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Doug Doan
So far, none of the presidential candidates have mentioned much about Homeland Security. With so many other problems, issues surrounding how best to organize, manage and lead the vast DHS bureaucracy are just not that important. Too bad. I would have liked to see the candidates talk about what they might do. Here is an agenda that I happily provide.]]></description>
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		<title>Travels in the Northwest &#8211; Security Experts Still Need to Learn</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/09/19/travels-in-the-northwest-security-experts-still-need-to-learn/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/09/19/travels-in-the-northwest-security-experts-still-need-to-learn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Bucci</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration and Visa Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.com/?p=13747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It helps those of us who might be considered "experts" in Washington, DC to get out once in a while. there is a need to see the real world and talk to real people. I was able to interact with both "non-Beltway" Americans in a recent trek through the Pacific Northwest. Despite the difficulties in the world, we have much to be grateful for, and friendly partner to the north (Canada) is one the United States should never take for granted.]]></description>
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		<title>Increase in C-TPAT Enforcement &#8212; and Enforcement Costs</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/06/29/ctpat-enforcement-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/06/29/ctpat-enforcement-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 01:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Heifetz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime and Seaport Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smuggling and Trafficking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.com/?p=13434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As C-TPAT has matured, Customs and Border Protection's emphasis on compliance is sensible, and CBP is to be commended for ensuring that the program is a real security program and not merely a “paper program.”  But CBP also must be careful to ensure that suspension and revocation decisions are made consistently across C-TPAT membership and that decisions are made in a timely way and in accordance with transparent procedures. There is anecdotal information that consistency and transparency are not yet hallmarks of CBP’s compliance efforts.]]></description>
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		<title>Visa and National Security Seriously Impinged by Tourism Bill</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/05/24/visa-and-national-security-seriously-impinged-by-tourism-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/05/24/visa-and-national-security-seriously-impinged-by-tourism-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice Kephart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Immigration and Visa Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.com/?p=13337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, I testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement on "The Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011." My testimony makes clear that while tourism is a valid goal, it cannot be done in an atmosphere where immigration law is not being enforced domestically, visa processing becomes a rubber stamping process, and the countries targeted have some of the highest overstay populations in the United States.]]></description>
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		<title>Maps Show 330 Illegal Alien Crossing Ariz. Border in One Night in March, Including Ultralight Incursion</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/05/09/maps-show-330-illegal-alien-crossing-ariz-border-in-one-night-in-march-including-ultralight-incursion/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/05/09/maps-show-330-illegal-alien-crossing-ariz-border-in-one-night-in-march-including-ultralight-incursion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice Kephart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During the night of March 23, 2012, illegal activity was shockingly high along 12-mile stretch of border in the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation in Arizona and extending into the United States - 330 illegal aliens in one night. Over the course of a year, it can add up to 120,450 illegal entries just along these 12 miles of the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector. The destruction and illegal use of federal taxpayer lands and the great chance of success that the drug cartels and alien smugglers have tell a story of a border where illegal activity is high and the border remains out of control.]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Measure Progress at the Border With Mexico</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/05/09/time-to-measure-progress-at-the-border-with-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Alden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress and Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After two decades of pouring resources and technology into patrolling the U.S. border with Mexico, there are encouraging signs that Congress is about to start asking the right question: what exactly have we bought for all that money? But the administration is continuing to drag its heels. A May 8 hearing of the House Homeland Security subcommittee on border and maritime security was intended to provide some answers to the critical question of how to assess progress along the border.]]></description>
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