Immigrants Who Cross Border Illegally Are Criminals, Says King

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) checks in live from the Arizona-Mexico border where he explains that any immigrant who crosses into the United States illegally is a criminal. King adds that anyone who says otherwise is wrong. (:14)
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Napolitano: Training Mexican Border Officers A Priority

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano explains that the U.S. is slated to start training Mexican officers to provide additional security around the U.S.-Mexico border. This is the result of the enhancement of the 2007 Bilateral Strategic Plan. (0:32)
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Napolitano: We Need To Recognize That There Are "Actual" Borders

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico

Today, Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said that the United States, Mexico and Canada all rely on trade but with the increase in illegal immigration and drug and weapon trafficking, it is time for more modern and safe border security. Napolitano said that we need to recognize that there are "actual" borders, north and south, not "metaphorical" borders. (00:45)


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Napolitano: Mexican Drug Cartel Violence A Threat To U.S. Homeland Security

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today on "Southern Border Violence: Homeland Security Threats, Vulnerabilities and Responsibilities," Secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano agreed with a question posed by Committee Chairman, Senator Joseph Liberman (D-Conn.) on threats to U.S. homeland security. Senator Liberman asked whether, as Secretary of Homeland and Security, she considered Mexican drug cartel violence a real threat to the homeland security of the United States.
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Speaker Pelosi: Comprehensive Immigration Reform would unite our families

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service


Today at the 13th Annual U.S.-Mexico Congressional Border Issues Conference Speaker Pelosi addressed the need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and how it will help the U.S. and Mexico. (01:01)



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Representative Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Says a Border Fence is Only as Good as the Time it Provides Responding Patrols at House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing

Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) states that a border fence is only as good as the time it takes to get over it. If the fence takes 3 minutes to cross, those 3 minutes are what a border patrol gets to intercept violators. (0:25)
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Ralph Basham, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Describes Techniques and Technologies Being Used in Place of a Border Fence When Appropriate at House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing

Basham details how and why sensors, staff, and cameras are being put in place in Laredo, TX to curb illegal immigration. (0:45)
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