Not lost on the Hungarians, at least, are the parallels to the current mass illegal migration from Central America over America's southern border, projected to exceed one million in 2019, and as President Donald Trump contemplates building barriers and closing the U.S.-Mexico border. But while Hungary's fence-with-policies model may not easily transfer, the model's very effectiveness justifies consideration in an ideas-hungry US. By Todd … [Read More...] about Report from Hungary’s Fenced Borderlands
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Securing America’s Borders
Why the Case of Jordanian-Mexican Smuggler Who Transported Yemenis over the Texas Border Matters
Federal prosecutors and law enforcement leaders held a press conference in San Antonio to announce a plea deal with a human smuggler who transported Yemenis over the Texas border, reportedly some with terrorism ties. I thought that what these leaders had to say more generally about the terror infiltration threat at the border was … [Read more...] about Why the Case of Jordanian-Mexican Smuggler Who Transported Yemenis over the Texas Border Matters
Terrorism and Homeland Security
Why Iran’s Cash Crunch Hasn’t Disabled Hezbollah
The Post and Times report that Hezbollah is suffering financial hardship these days. But left unsaid by is that Hezbollah achieved significant financial autonomy from Iran more than a decade ago. Starting in about 2006, it moved into Latin America and hit it very big in the international cocaine trafficking industry. Wobbly finances … [Read more...] about Why Iran’s Cash Crunch Hasn’t Disabled Hezbollah
Reporting from Panama and Costa Rica: Evidence that Central American Countries Help Middle Easterners and Terrorist Suspects Illegally Enter The United States
In December 2018, the Center for Immigration Studies dispatched Senior National Security Fellow Todd Bensman to Panama and Costa Rica to investigate President Donald Trump’s widely ridiculed assertions that suspected terrorists had been apprehended among Middle East migrants through Latin America. Hint: It was all true. Video reports, photos, and writings from the trip can be found … [Read more...] about Reporting from Panama and Costa Rica: Evidence that Central American Countries Help Middle Easterners and Terrorist Suspects Illegally Enter The United States