Getting TSA out of Our Luggage
Members of Congress have said it before, and they are saying it again: It’s time for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to allow new members… Read More
Articles by Jessica Zuckerman
Modern State Militia Debate Rages on in Arizona
Headlines throughout the state of Arizona are highlighting the debate on Senate Bill 1083, a bill to stand up Arizona’s modern state militia or State… Read More
The Reality of Maritime Cargo Security: 100 Percent Scanning Not the Answer
It sounds like a scene from 24: A terrorist group gets a hold of a nuclear bomb, places it in a cargo container, watches it… Read More
Race Is On: Candidate Lineup Now Set in Mexico’s Upcoming Presidential Election
In a historic first, Josefina Vazquez Mota was chosen on Sunday to be the presidential candidate for Mexico’s National Action Party (PAN). Vazquez Mota’s primary… Read More
Time to Admit Poland into the Visa Waiver Program
Senator Mark Kirk (R–IL) and Congressman Mike Quigley (R–IL) returned from a four-day trip to Poland this week. The bipartisan pair made the journey to… Read More
Can a Conservative-Minded Leader Save Guatemala?
On Saturday, President-elect Otto Pérez Molina will be inaugurated in Guatemala, following his November runoff election win against Manuel Baldizón Méndez. Pérez, a member of… Read More
“Ladies in White” and Obama’s Failed Policy of Cuban Appeasement
They call themselves “las Damas de Blanco” (“the Ladies in White”). They are a prominent group of courageous Cuban women, many of them wives of… Read More
The 2012 Index of Economic Freedom: Latin America’s Underperformers
Today, the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom launches. For 17 years, The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal have reported on the status of… Read More
An Election-Year Trend: Disaster Declarations on the Rise
The Iowa Caucus was not the only thing folks looking to the 2012 election were talking about this week. Barron’s Washington Editor Jim McTague warned… Read More
The Unknown Summit: Key Players in Latin America Move Toward Economic Unity
Last week, in Merída, Mexico, the leaders of Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Colombia met to affirm their shared commitment to economic integration, growth, and competitiveness…. Read More
Spillover Border Violence: Fact or Fiction?
Last night, NBC Nightly News continued its series “Mexico: The War Next Door.” In its latest segment, NBC highlighted the much discussed and debated issue… Read More
The Red Card Solution: A Different Approach to Immigration, Prosperity, and Security
Following last week’s GOP presidential debate, the phrase “red card” has been thrown around quite a bit. No, we’re not talking about soccer penalties or… Read More
Congress’s Unrealistic Demands on Air Cargo Security Continue
Congress is at it again. Earlier this month, Representatives Bennie Thompson (D–MS), Edward Markey (D–MA), and Sheila Jackson Lee (D–TX), sent a letter to the… Read More
Back-Door Amnesty? DHS’s Deportation Claims Questioned
On October 18, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director John Morton announced the removal of the largest number of illegal immigrants in the ICE… Read More
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Illegal Immigration: Greater Efforts Still Needed to Combat Smuggling and Violence
The illegal immigration of Mexicans to the U.S. has “sputtered to a trickle” due to an increase in economic and educational opportunities in Mexico coupled… Read More
Visa Overstays: Moving Forward with U.S. Security and Public Diplomacy
In May of this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became concerned that terrorists may had been planning to exploit the U.S. visa system… Read More
Remembering 9/11: A New Perspective on the World
At 8:50 a.m. on September 11, 2001, second period began. Four minutes earlier, American Airlines Flight 11 had crashed into the north tower of the… Read More
The 9/11 Commission Recommendations — 10 Years Later
Last week, the Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Security Preparedness Group (NSPG)—a follow on to the original 9/11 Commission—reported that, 10 years after 9/11, nine of… Read More
Learn More About 9/11 and Its Aftermath
September 11, 2001: the single worst terrorist attack any country has suffered in modern times. Few Americans will ever forget where they were when they… Read More
Blocking the Path to 9/11
The Path to 9/11 is a docudrama that closely depicts the events leading up to 9/11. Produced in 2006, the miniseries aired to epic ratings… Read More
Clear and Present Danger: Time for a National EMP Awareness Day
In an instant, life as we know it could cease to exist. An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) could permanently disable the nation’s critical infrastructure dependent on… Read More
Washington Post Underscores Heritage on Illegal Immigration Findings
In 2009 alone, 419 bodies were discovered along the Mexican border. In the even shorter time between April and September 2010, some 11,333 illegal immigrants… Read More
Human Tragedy Goes On: 80 Illegal Immigrants Kidnapped in Mexico
Late last week, at least 80 illegal immigrants were abducted from a train by armed gunmen in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. According to… Read More
Grand Central Station for Human Smuggling
For the residents of Arizona’s Vekol Valley—80 miles north of the border with Mexico—Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano’s claim that security at the border “is better… Read More
Scratch the World Wide Web: Iran Has Its Own Plans for the Internet
For the masses in repressive regimes like Iran, the Internet represents the last bastion of freedom of expression—but not for long. Early this year, Iran… Read More
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Iraqi Refugees Plot to Aid al-Qaeda
Last week, Waad Ramadan Alwan and his cousin Mohanad Shareef Hammadi were arrested in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The men, both Iraqi refugees, had been allegedly… Read More
Different Language; Same Amnesty
When it comes to immigration, Bruce Morrison has a fix, at least according to an article published in Politico earlier this month. The article frames Morrison,… Read More
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Chaotic Security Oversight Costs Taxpayers Money
According to a recent AP story, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “answered 11,580 letters, gave 2,058 briefings, and sent 232 witnesses to 166 hearings”… Read More
The EU Doesn’t Want to Share, and It’s Harming U.S. Security
It’s 1776 all over again, as former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Stewart Baker quips. This time, however, we are not talking about unjust taxes or the… Read More
Law Enforcement Foils Potential 39th Terrorist Plot
It is potentially the 39th terrorist plot foiled against the United States since the attack on September 11, 2001. Yesterday, the NYPD arrested two men… Read More
