James Jay Carafano, author at DailySignal.com.

Women and the Illegal Workforce

James Carafano | July 07, 2008

Women are again charging into what was once seen as a realm that was only populated by men—the illegal immigrant workforce. After a recent raid… Read More

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Gangs Bring Violence Throughout Western Hemisphere

James Carafano | July 03, 2008

While the days of the organized crime of The Sopranos are over, the policies that were used to fight them have been revived in the… Read More

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Illegal Immigration in Workplace Would Be ‘No Match’ for DHS

James Carafano | July 03, 2008

With an estimated 12 million to 15 million illegal immigrants in the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) certainly has a lot on its… Read More

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Declaration of Dependence

James Carafano | June 24, 2008

Disaster management is over-federalized. This chart from a recent Heritage Backgrounder, The Local Role in Disaster Response: Lessons from Katrina and the California Wildfires, makes it… Read More

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The Psychology of War

James Carafano | June 24, 2008

Guns, boots, helmets and…social science? It’s not been used much since the Cold War, but the Department of Defense believes an increase in cultural understanding… Read More

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What’s Wrong with This Picture?

James Carafano | June 24, 2008

As tornadoes and flooding torment the Midwest, citizens are working together to protect the cities and towns they call home. But that’s no average Joe in this photo —… Read More

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America’s Wake-Up Call

James Carafano | June 19, 2008

Last week, I was in New York City participating in the filming of The Heritage Foundation documentary on missile defense due-out early next year. The… Read More

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ACLU Has All the Border Answers

James Carafano | June 11, 2008

After I ran a series of posts on my visit to the Arizona border, the ACLU took me to task for making the case that… Read More

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A Webb of Expenses

James Carafano | June 11, 2008

The decision by Congress to establish an all-volunteer force in 1973 ensured that American citizens have “the freedom to pursue their careers where and how… Read More

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Dowsing Defeatist Talk on Long War

James Carafano | June 11, 2008

The United States is winning the Long War against al-Qaeda. Despite hair on fire headlines, heated presidential political rhetoric, and conventional wisdom that so often… Read More

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Don’t Bad Mouth Our Border Patrol

James Carafano | June 06, 2008

The ACLU is stil upset about our border blogging series. You might be surprised to find, if you read the posts on the ACLU’s “Blog… Read More

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ACLU Far From the Border

James Carafano | June 05, 2008

The ACLU is not happy. Last week and earlier this week I wrote a series of blog posts about my trip to the Tucson sector… Read More

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Crossing Future Borders

James Carafano | June 05, 2008

TUCSON, Ariz–Finishing my visit to the border back at Nogales, Ariz., the busiest port of entry in the state, it is easy to see the… Read More

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Border of the Future

James Carafano | June 04, 2008

TUCSON, Ariz–Visiting the operations of “P-28”–the prototype of Homeland Security’s future “virtual fence” –with the Border Patrol made me more optimistic about the future of… Read More

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Virtual Fences Can Help Make Real Good Neighbors

James Carafano | June 04, 2008

TUCSON, AZ: During my visit to the Tucson border area, I visited “P-28,” a test-bed of cameras, radar, and other sensors that cover 28 miles… Read More

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Border Talk—Who are You?

James Carafano | June 02, 2008

TUCSON, AZ: “Who are You?” That’s the question CBP agents worry about millions of times every day when people cross U.S. borders. During my visit… Read More

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Turning the Tide in the Border Battles

James Carafano | June 02, 2008

TUCSON, AZ: I’ve been blogging about my visit to the area around Nogales, Arizona, listing all the troubles caused by broken borders. Now, as Paul… Read More

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