Thursday, 28 February 2008
Series of U.S. Border reforms
By Michael Webster: Investigative Reporter

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced a series of reforms the administration will pursue to address Border Security and Immigration challenges. The following is some of the reforms representing steps the Administration will take within the boundaries of existing law to secure our borders with fencing (Project 28, the 28-mile long "virtual" wall near Tucson, Ariz.) to more effectively protect us from terrorist, gangs, drug and human smuggling, improve interior and worksite enforcement, streamline existing guest worker programs, improve the current immigration system, and help new immigrants assimilate into American culture.


Congressman Bennie G. Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, paid his first visit to Laredo on Friday, at the invitation of the Texas Border Coalition. The group discussed the border wall, bridge wait times, Carrizo cane, and Project 28, the 28-mile long "virtual" wall near Tucson, Ariz. Photo Source: Rio Grande Guardian

The Department Of Justice and Homeland Security will strengthen legal efforts to keep international gang members out of the United States. Chertoff said, “Gangs are at the root of many U.S. crime problems today, and many of the most dangerous gangs draw significant membership from abroad.â€