Border Security

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Trump Must Build on Texas’ Successful Border Work January 13, 2025

Texas has faithfully executed the law and played a vital role in national security — a role the state must now maintain and reinforce....

Grand Strategy Must Begin With Homeland Defense October 10, 2024

Foreign policy experts have been debating which of America’s geostrategic interests in Asia, Europe, or the Middle East should take precedence. But recent polling tells us that the American people have a totally different top priority. They want our ...

The Real Scale of Border Insecurity September 26, 2024

For more than half a century, the number of immigrants apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol at the Southwest border has served as a rough proxy for illegal entries. However, this measure has become much less informative in recent years because it do...

By the Numbers: The Exacerbated the Border Crisis September 26, 2024

The Biden-Harris administration has boasted about recent steps that have resulted in more arrests for illegal border crossings. The policy changes come amid an election year where immigration and the border are among the most salient issues....

Chaos in Venezuela May Exacerbate U.S. Border Crisis August 06, 2024

Venezuela’s incumbent President Nicolás Maduro declared victory over the opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia in the July 28 national election. This declaration was disputed by the leader of the opposition party, María Corina Machado, who al...

Brussels Signal: The Immigration Revolution & EU Elections June 24, 2024

Episode Two of the Brussels Signal elections coverage focuses on immigration: Does ageing Europe need immigrants and if so where should they come from? What to do with illegal or irregular arrivals? Can all arrivals be integrated, and should they be ...

Canada Is Losing the Plot on Border Security March 05, 2024

Finally. After 25,000 Mexicans applied for asylum in Canada last year, thousands of attempts to illegally cross into the United States on the northeast border, and millions of dollars spent on security and aid, the Canadian government has decided to ...

Migrant Warfare Drives U.S. Border Crisis February 28, 2024

Military experts argue the use of “migrant warfare” by Mexican cartels has created the border crisis, which they say is not about immigration. The warning comes as the greatest number of foreign nationals have illegally entered the southwest and nort...

President Biden’s Border Crisis February 17, 2024