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In Arizona, Border Security and Immigration Have Driven Political Climate

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January 21, 2011

In Arizona, Border Security and Immigration Have Driven Political Climate – CQ Homeland Security
After the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson that left six people dead and 14 injured, including Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona was caught in the center of a national debate about whether heated political rhetoric presents real-world dangers. But, according to experts who have studied the state’s history, aggressive discourse in Arizona is hardly a new issue, and is largely driven by a decades-old issue: border security.

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USCIS to Examine Name Mismatches to Improve E-Verify

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January 19, 2011

Homeland Security Today: USCIS to Examine Name Mismatches to Improve E-Verify Immigration services at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should advise employees of the importance of consistently providing the proper spelling of their names in order to cut down on errors in the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system, congressional investigators recommended Tuesday.

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GAO: Federal Agencies Have Taken Steps to Improve E-Verify, but Significant Challenges Remain

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January 19, 2011

GAO recommends, among other things, that USCIS disseminate information to employees on the importance of consistently recording their names, DHS components develop procedures to help employees correct inaccurate personal information, USCIS develop reliable cost estimates for E-Verify, and SSA assess risks associated with its E-Verify workload costs.

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Laws to Keep Out Terrorists Also Block Refugees, Groups Say

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December 21, 2010

Laws to Keep Out Terrorists Also Block Refugees, Groups Say – CQ Homeland Security
A group of security analysts and officials from religious groups gathered Monday to reiterate a point they’ve been making for more than a decade — that the anti-terrorism laws passed after Sept. 11, 2001, have come with the inadvertent consequence of delaying or prohibiting some refugees from escaping to America.

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Bennett: GOP might pass own version of DREAM Act next year

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December 10, 2010

Bennett: GOP might pass own version of DREAM Act next year – The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room
Outgoing Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) said Friday he’s privately discussed the prospect that Republicans would pursue their own version of the DREAM Act next year.

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Border Agencies Having Trouble Keeping Up With Trafficking on Federal Lands

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December 9, 2010

Border Agencies Having Trouble Keeping Up With Trafficking on Federal Lands – CQ Homeland Security
The rate of illegal entries into federal lands along the U.S.-Mexico border has outstripped the pace of Border Patrol apprehensions in those areas — and the threat shows no sign of abating, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

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House passes DREAM Act, but bill faces tough Senate vote Thursday

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December 9, 2010

House passes DREAM Act, but bill faces tough Senate vote Thursday – The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room
House lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation allowing illegal immigrant students to remain permanently and legally in the United States.

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Latest Immigration Bill Aims for Senate Support as Lame Duck Dwindles

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December 1, 2010

Latest Immigration Bill Aims for Senate Support as Lame Duck Dwindles – CQ Homeland Security
Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a new version of an immigration bill on Tuesday that would give hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants a path to conditional legal status, setting the stage for a showdown over a lame-duck priority for Democrats.

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Legislator proposes volunteer-based Arizona border force

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November 30, 2010

Legislator proposes volunteer-based Arizona border force – Homeland Security Newswire
In another indication that illegal immigration remains a concern for Arizona lawmakers, a legislator said Monday he plans to revive once-vetoed legislation to create a new state volunteer force that could be used help patrol the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Using Predator UAVs for Border Enforcement Purposes Continues to Raise Questions

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November 30, 2010

Over the Thanksgiving week, I could not get a story from the Houston Chronicle’s Dane Schiller out of my head – “Will eye in the sky over Texas ever shift its gaze to Mexico?” The article’s prime focus is whether Predators can be used to peer across the border into Mexico. Schiller, who regularly covers drug cartel and immigration activity along the southwest border, does America a great service in publicly stating what has been one of the so-called “dirty secrets” about the use of Predator UAVs for border enforcement purposes. The Border Patrol agents who are in pursuit and most in need of information from expensive technology are not seeing anything produced by Predator cameras.

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