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Ridgewood NJ, Congress has averted a shutdown with just hours to spare, capping a dramatic day that started with a lapse in government funding appearing all but inevitable.
Voters Want Border Security in Budget Deal
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The Kidnapping in Mexico Near the US Border and Murder of Two Americans Has Once Again Put Focus on the Lack of Security on Southern Border
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Washington DC, the kidnapping in Mexico near the US border this week of four U.S. citizens that left two of them dead has renewed the focus on the lack of security on southern border. In a wake up call some lawmakers are once again pushing for the Biden administration to take border security more seriously and crack down on the cartels.
DHS: Border Wall System, Disrupting illegal drug, border crossings, and human smuggling activities
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Washington DC, Department of Homeland Security announces effective physical infrastructure works to secure our Southwest Border. Since the U.S. Border Patrol began constructing border barriers nearly 30 years ago, these barriers have proved to be a critical component in gaining operational control of the border.
Deploying the wall system in high priority areas—particularly urban areas where illegal border crossers can quickly vanish into the surrounding community—allows the USBP to decide where border crossings take place, not smugglers, and the USBP can deploy personnel and technology in complement to the border barrier.
Gottheimer Praises Bipartisan Deal to Keep Government Open, Toughen Borders, and Help Fund Gateway
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GLEN ROCK NJ, Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) hailed the signing of the bipartisan deal that he voted for to keep the government open, strengthen America’s borders, and help fund the Gateway Project.
Yesterday, House Republicans and Democrats came together to pass the legislation in a 300-128 vote. The deal includes $540 million in resources to help keep the Gateway tunnel project on track.
Continue reading Gottheimer Praises Bipartisan Deal to Keep Government Open, Toughen Borders, and Help Fund GatewayBorder security: Key questions answered
Border security: Key questions answered
By Peter Sullivan – 06/29/14 02:30 PM EDT
A surge of children crossing the southern border and entering the United States illegally has become a political crisis. House Republicans hammered the White House on the issue in recent days while the administration countered by highlighting how it has responded.
But what’s really going on?
1. How big is the surge?
52,193 unaccompanied children, defined as those under the age of 18, were apprehended crossing the southern border of the United States from Oct. 1, 2013 to June 15, 2014. That’s about double the 26,206 who were caught in the same timeframe the previous year.
In addition, 39,000 adults with children have been apprehended during that time period, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
2. Where are the children coming from?
About three-quarters of the children come from just three countries: Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
The increase in unaccompanied children from those nations began in the 2012 fiscal year and has accelerated since then, according to DHS data. There are about ten times as many children from those countries crossing the border as there were in fiscal year 2011. Meanwhile, the numbers from other Central American countries have remained steady. The number of children arriving illegally from Mexico actually declined in the most recent fiscal year.
3. What are the root causes?
There are several, but strife in those three countries, together with untrue rumors of “permisos” allowing children to stay in the United States, play a key part.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/210884-border-crisis-five-key-questions-answered#ixzz364x7gwUE
