For millions of Americans, the continued incarceration of Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos is a grim reminder of everything that has gone wrong with border security.
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In 2007 the 'dagger' of an idea that killed President Bush's effort at reforming the immigration system was lax border security.
The United States is now harbouring Luis Posada Carriles. His continued freedom mocks victims of terrorism everywhere. It also shows how heavily the 'war on terror' is overlaid with politics and hypocrisy.
I'm concerned about a lot of serious border issues. This book is about the border reality and the struggles of the undocumented worker.
As a border prosecutor, I've put criminals behind bars who worked for some of the most violent cartels in the world.
The mass incarceration going on in this country and with my people is crazy.
However, in recent years our nation has seen a sizable influx of illegal immigration that at best highlights some alarming inadequacies and at worst indicates a broken system.
I fear the carnival of crime is beginning on our border.
We begin the path toward defeating Mexico's real adversary, who represents authoritarianism and the worst antidemocratic practice, who represents a return to corruption as a system and impunity as conviction. That adversary is Pena Nieto and his party.
And so border security is not simply preventing people from getting in, but very often preventing somebody from leaving for the wrong reasons.
In the aftermath of September 11th, it is critical to secure our borders.
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