Category Archives: Commentary

Commentary from the Council: December 2012

Our nation needs to decide what we want our immigration policy to say about this country and our shared values. In 1986, Congress under the Reagan Administration passed a massive amnesty bill. More than twenty years later, the track record … Continue reading

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Council Will Fight Latest Bipartisan Amnesty Proposal

The U.S. Border Security Council 100% opposes the current bipartisan “compromise” to grant amnesty to more than eleven million illegal aliens.  The proposal is not significantly different from the 2007 amnesty bill promoted by then-President Bush that was rejected by … Continue reading

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Commentary from the Council: November 2012

Now that the national election cycle is finished, you would think that things would be quiet in Washington. Not so. There is a new push amongst Republicans for the ACHIEVE act (as an alternative to DACA); the paperwork for a … Continue reading

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Candidates Too Similar on Immigration Issues Warns Committee

The U.S. Border Security Committee is warning that the two major party presidential tickets have way too much in common on the issue of immigration and that no matter who wins the election,  opponents of Amnesty for illegal immigrants likely … Continue reading

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Party Conventions Highlight Hispanics, Ignore Border Security Supporters

Both the Republican and Democrat party conventions proved one fact without a doubt: the two major parties desperately want the Hispanic vote.  Republicans featured Hispanic rising stars, such as Sen. Marco Rubio, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, and Texas Senate … Continue reading

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