Recent Reports Show Incidents of Drug Smuggling Along Northern Border Increasing – Federal Investigation Says Small, Low-Flying Planes Commonly Used Washington State-Based Pilot Program Showed Radar to Be Effective in Identifying and Catching Drug Smugglers – Senators Asked DHS To Resume and Expand Program In Response To Question At DHS Oversight Hearing, Secretary Napolitano Agrees…
Shot: “House Bill Threatens Border Security, Dems Say. Senate Democrats and the Obama administration say a stopgap spending bill passed by House Republicans cuts funding for 250 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and threatens future funding for nearly 900 Border Patrol agents. House Republicans dispute that assertion, charging that Democrats are making false accusations for…
“Dangerous” Cuts Effectively Repeal The Bipartisan Border Security Bill Passed Last Congress – Emergency Legislation Added 1,000 Agents Washington, DC— U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), and Jon Tester (D-MT) today revealed that H.R. 1, the Continuing Resolution (CR) approved by House Republicans, could result in 870 fewer border patrol agents guarding…