Jena Baker McNeill

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Backgrounder posted June 22, 2011 by Ray Walser, Ph.D., Jena Baker McNeill, Jessica Zuckerman The Human Tragedy of Illegal Immigration: Greater Efforts Needed to Combat Smuggling and Violence
Abstract: Over the past 10 years, traversing the U.S.–Mexico border illegally has become increasingly dangerous for would-be immigrants. Illegal immigrants face kidnapping, murder, and rape at the hands of violent drug cartels and ever more ruthless human smugglers. Crossing treacherous desert areas exposes the… Read more
WebMemo posted September 29, 2009 by Jena Baker McNeill, Jena Baker McNeill 26 Foiled Terror Plots Show Success of Information Sharing
Last week, the FBI, along with its state and local counterparts, announced arrests in three terror plots targeting several American cities. These foiled plots now make 26 publicly known terror plots that have been disrupted by law enforcement since September 11, 2001. These foiled plots demonstrate just how far information sharing has come since 9/11.… Read more
WebMemo posted July 14, 2009 by Jena Baker McNeill, Matt Mayer Section 287(g) Revisions: Tearing Down State and Local Immigration Enforcement One Change at a Time
On Friday, July 9, the Obama Administration announced plans to revise the Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) that are negotiated under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA). The section 287(g) program is designed to allow state and local law enforcement agencies to enforce federal immigration laws. For participating cities and states, this program… Read more
WebMemo posted October 8, 2008 by Jena Baker McNeill, Matt Mayer Don't Let E-Verify Perish in the Next Congress
On September 27, Congress voted to fund E-Verify through March 2009. This is certainly a positive step for the program, but it has put the ball in the next Congress's court to reauthorize and fund E-Verify into the future. It is also an opportunity to expand and improve on the program in conjunction with… Read more

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Jena Baker McNeill on the Detroit Terror Attack on CNBC Jena Baker McNeill discusses homeland security and airline security processes after the attempted terror attack on Christmas Day. …
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Homeland Security and the States Since 9/11, there has been a tendency in Washington to look for aBeltway-centric answer to disaster response. As a …
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Robotic Vehicle Development Utilizing science and developing technologies are a necessity forAmerica's security. Doing so helps the United States maintain acompetitive advantage …
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National Guard Troops: Back to the Border? The violence at the southern border due to drug smuggling is not anew development. But the increasing violence by …