Almost half of illegal aliens entered U.S. legally, but overstayed visas: Senators say

This population is of grave concern to law enforcement officials. Five of the 9/11 hijackers overstayed their visas, and GAO found that 36 of the roughly 400 people convicted of terrorism-related charges since September 2001 had overstayed their visas. – GAO Report to U.S. Senate Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on [...]

Pentagon contradicts Napolitano’s Mexican border assessment

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano’s recent description of a U.S.-Mexico border that’s “as secure as it has ever been” appear to be in direct opposition to a Pentagon assessment. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on technorati Tweet about it Print for later Bookmark in [...]

The Philippines Blunder over Taiwan

From the beginning, the Aquino government has shown an ineptitude at diplomacy despite retaining the services of a Foreign Affairs secretary with more than six years of experience. People may have forgotten, for example, about the embarrassment over the President’s premature plan to visit Indonesia in September, or perhaps even the poor etiquette of a [...]

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