A new report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) predicts the future turmoil driven by competition between free societies and the authoritarian-corruption nexus will be a “defining threat to freedom in the 21st century.” The report was presented by Clay R. Fuller, a Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow at AEI, on July 8. Dismantling the Authoritarian-Corruption Nexus […]
Border Security
DHS and DOJ Increase Restrictions for Asylum Seekers
The Departments of Homeland Security and Justice announced Monday new restrictions for asylum seekers from third countries who pass through Mexico trying to enter the United States across the southern border. Specifically, the joint Interim Final Rule (IFR) allows U.S. entry to asylum seekers from third countries who qualify under three exceptions. They must demonstrate […]
Privately Funded Wall Construction Begins Near El Paso
From In Homeland Security For many years, there have been several attempts to recruit donors and privately raise money to build additional sections of fencing and barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Historically, they have not amounted to much activity until very recently. According to FOXNews.com, a privately funded organization called “We Build the Wall” began work […]
Smugglers Using Drones to Guide Illegal Entrants
From In Homeland Security According to the U.S. Border Patrol in the El Paso sector, human smugglers are using drones to help guide groups of immigrants looking to enter the United States illegally. Drone-Assisted Illegal Entry at US Border A report by KVIA7 News indicated that in mid-April 2019, a Border Patrol agent was monitoring the […]
Perspective: Immigration and Christian Realism
From First Things For much of my life, I believed in open borders. Aside from violent criminals, I could think of no person who had entered this country illegally or overstayed a visa who deserved to be sent away. But in fact, I had thought little about the matter. I simply meant well, and I knew […]