Senate Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship, Chair
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
Definition of SECURE
See Examples of SECURE
- We need to make our network more secure against attacks by hackers.
- The children were safe and secure in their beds.
- A safe is provided to keep your valuables secure from potential thieves.
- You should store your valuables in a secure place.
- How secure is your front door?
- You are now entering a secure area.
- I’m feeling secure about my place in the company.
- The company has established a secure foothold in the market.
- He believes his job is secure.
- They didn’t begin to celebrate until they knew their victory was secure.
Official: Technology to Replace Virtual Border Fence Won’t Be Fully Online for a Decade
Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, balked at the idea that the high tech gear, which he said is already available to the military, would take more than a decade to be deployed. “You are talking 10 to 15 years. It took us a decade to put a man on the moon,” McCaul said. “I don’t understand why it takes so long. You have a crisis going on down there. Everyone knows it. We know how dangerous it is in Mexico, we know how dangerous it is on the border. Why can’t we ramp up this process?”
The effective enforcement and administration of our nation’s immigration laws are, arguably, among the most important of all missions that are supposed to be carried out by our federal government.
Nothing less than the security of our nation and safety of our citizens hang in the balance!
A country without secure borders can no more stand than can a house without walls!
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our country is to survive and if our children and their children are to get their share of the “American Dream” the citizens of this nation must take their citizenship seriously!
We the People must be the best citizens we can be, citizens who are worthy of the gallantry demonstrated by our valiant men and women in the military, law enforcement and firefighters, who routinely go in harm’s way in defense of this nation and our citizens.
My goal in writing this and other commentaries is to point out our nations many failings before more victims pay the ultimate price for the incompetence and ineptitude of our government.
The first step in problem-solving is to first identify the problems and vulnerabilities and then devise strategies to overcome them.
If you find yourself to be in agreement with this commentary, I ask that you forward it to as many of your friends and family members as possible and encourage them to do the same. We need to create a “Bucket Brigade of Truth!”
The practice of good citizenship does not end in the voting booth, it only begins there.
The large scale apathy demonstrated by citizens of this nation has emboldened elected representatives to all but ignore the needs of the average American citizen in a quest for massive campaign funds and the promises of votes to be ostensibly delivered by special interest groups. There is much that we cannot do but there is one thing that We the People absolutely must do- we must stop sitting on the sidelines!
The collective failure of We the People to get involved in make our concerns known to our politicians have nearly made the concerns of the great majority of the citizens of this nation all but irrelevant to the politicians. I implore you to resolve this year to get involved!
I believe our nation’s is greatly benefited by the rich diversity of our people which is why I could never imagine living anywhere except New York City, arguably the most diverse city in our nation if not, in fact, the world. However, my idea of diversity most certainly does not include members of MS-13, the Mexican drug cartels or members of other transnational gangs or members of al-Qaeda!
If this situation concerns you or especially if it angers you, I ask you to call your Senators and Congressional “Representative. This is not only your right- it is your obligation!
All I ask is that you make it clear to our politicians that we are not as dumb as they hope we are!
We live in a perilous world and in a perilous era. The survival of our nation and the lives of our citizens hang in the balance.
This is neither a Conservative issue, nor is it a Liberal issue- simply stated, this is most certainly an AMERICAN issue!
You are either part of the solution or you are a part of the problem!
Democracy is not a spectator sport!
Lead, follow or get out of the way!
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The large scale apathy demonstrated by citizens of this nation has emboldened elected representatives to all but ignore the needs of the average American citizen in a quest for massive campaign funds and the promises of votes to be ostensibly delivered by special interest groups. There is much that we cannot do but there is one thing that We the People absolutely must do- we must stop sitting on the sidelines!
If this situation concerns you or especially if it angers you, I ask you to call your Senators and Congressional “Representative. This is not only your right- it is your obligation!
All I ask is that you make it clear to our politicians that we are not as dumb as they hope we are!
We live in a perilous world and in a perilous era. The survival of our nation and the lives of our citizens hang in the balance.
This is neither a Conservative issue, nor is it a Liberal issue- simply stated, this is most certainly an AMERICAN issue!
You are either part of the solution or you are a part of the problem!
Democracy is not a spectator sport!
Lead, follow or get out of the way!
Former Mexican federal agent returned to Mexico to face drug charges
SAN YSIDRO, Calif. – A former agent for the Mexican judicial police, who is wanted in his native country on drug trafficking charges, was turned over to Mexican law enforcement officials at the border crossing here Wednesday morning following his capture in the Bay Area by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
Fausto Perez-Rafael, 42, was transferred to the custody of representatives from the Mexican Attorney General’s Office by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers. According to Mexican authorities, Perez served as an agent for the former Mexican judicial police, the equivalent of this country’s FBI, during the early 1990s. An arrest warrant issued in the Mexican state of Baja California in Feb. 2007 accuses the former federal officer of transporting cocaine. Mexican authorities allege that in Nov. 1995, while Perez was serving as a federal agent, he used a clandestine airfield near La Paz to transport 10 tons of cocaine.
Perez’s repatriation follows his capture two months ago in the East Bay community of Pittsburgh, Calif. ICE developed information on Perez’s possible whereabouts after being alerted by the Mexican Attorney General’s Office about the outstanding arrest warrant. Perez was taken into custody Feb. 8 on administrative immigration violations by officers assigned to ERO’s Fugitive Operations Teams. On April 1, an immigration judge found Perez did not have a legal basis to remain in the United States, paving the way for his repatriation to Mexico.
“Today’s repatriation is another example of the outstanding cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico to combat drug-related crime in that nation,” said Timothy Aitken, field office director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in San Francisco. “The Department of Homeland Security’s goal in this case is not only to see justice served, but to protect law abiding citizens on both sides of the border.”
Since April 2009, ICE ERO officers nationwide have coordinated the removal of more than 175 foreign nationals being sought in their native countries for serious crimes, including kidnapping, rape and murder.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security.
ICE is a 21st century law enforcement agency with broad responsibilities for a number of key homeland security priorities. For more information, visit www.ICE.gov. To report suspicious activity, call 1-866-347-2423.