As I predicted, the subject of escalating border violence was ignored during last night’s presidential debate. And the debate questions that should have been asked in relation to the death of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie this week, weren’t. I repeat: –Border security/homeland security. On Tuesday morning, one Border Patrol agent was gunned down and […]

Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie, 30, was married and the father of two children. See the Officer Down page for info on how to send condolences to his family. Via WaPo: Ivie lived with his wife and their two young daughters in Sierra Vista, Az., where he was involved with the community and the Church […]

Longtime readers know I’ve dedicated much of my work over the last two decades to our broken borders and reckless bipartisan sabotage of immigration enforcement. Decades before Fast and Furious, there were dozens of law enforcement and federal officers who sacrificed their lives in defense of our sovereignty. Just like Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, […]

War zones

Kagan recuses

Amped up about illegals

**Written by Doug Powers Translation: We don’t need people who live 1500 miles away telling us what’s going on under our noses: Gov. Rick Perry (who had plans with a friend today) wasn’t willing to travel all the way to El Paso to meet President Obama on the tarmac, his spokeswoman said after the White […]

**Written by Doug Powers Word is that Sheriff Joe — no, not this one — is considering a run for Senate: Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Monday he is open to the possibility of running for the seat of retiring Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) in 2012. Arpaio, the conservative sheriff famous for his hard-line anti-immigration […]

Let’s get ready to rumble

**Written by Doug Powers When I heard that August 1st was the target date for National Guard troops at the US/Mexico border, I thought they meant August of this year, but that was a naive assumption. June 3: Mrs. Brewer said Mr. Obama promised to send administration officials to Arizona within a couple of weeks […]

“We’ll leave the light on for ya…”

You’ve no doubt read about the Palin family’s snoopy new neighbor, author Joe McGinniss, who has rented a house 15 feet from the Palins’ backyard to conduct binocular-aided research for his Random House book. I’ll share more thoughts later on the media ethics issues and media double standards involved. For his part, Todd Palin wasted […]

Yes we can!

Wink, nudge

Last week, I noted the murder of Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas. He left behind a wife and two children. His community in Arizona has set up several memorial funds. The website “chipin” has a memorial page set up in honor of Agent Rosas. People can pay via credit or debit card. Proceeds will go […]

Dude.

As expected, John McCain’s appearance at the annual convention of La Raza/The Race yielded no Hermana Souljah moments. Ed Morrissey points to McCain’s mild, almost apologetic rejoinder to open-borders zealot Enrique Morones and compares it to Barack Obama’s embrace of the radical activist. That’s a relief. But it’s the very least we could expect of […]

Invasion. (UPDATE)

Be still my beating heart…

Somebody fax this to McCain.

The bloody consequences of open borders, part 99,999,999: A Border Patrol agent trying to stop a vehicle that had illegally entered the U.S. was struck and killed Saturday in southeastern California, agency officials said. The agent was killed about 20 miles west of Yuma in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area, a spot along the […]

Poof!

Not welcome A Border Patrol tipster e-mailed me about this earlier today. New Black Panther Party blowhard Malik Zulu Shabazz was turned away by Canada for his hate-mongering views: The leader of the U.S.-based New Black Panther Party, whose invitation to Toronto angered Jewish groups, was denied entry into the country Tuesday morning, the Black […]

Via Lucianne: Border Patrol Agents Under Attack Judge rejects Padilla torture argument Iraqi police recruits killed by female jihadi who hid a bomb under her abaya. Plus: New dispatch from the ground in Baghdad at Iraq the Model. Ohio soldier missing in Iraq for 3 years Where in the world is Ali-Reza Asgari? In defense […]

When I was writing Invasion five years ago, I interviewed immigration officials who joked that the rule for border-crossing prosecutions in southern California and Arizona was “thirteen strikes and you’re out.” So this new story from the Associated Press headlined “Border crossings rarely prosecuted” in Texas is no surprise. Same old, same old: Guidelines issued […]