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Distilling The Facts About Securing The Southwestern Border With Mexico Can Be Tricky

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on April 24, 2011 - 1:32am
U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop's continued attacks on environmental laws he maintains are preventing the U.S. Border Patrol from securing the Southwestern border with Mexico raise conflicting accounts and accusations that the Department of Homeland Security sees the issue as a cash cow not to be corralled.

GAO Study Says More Interagency Coordination Needed To Address Illegal Border Crossings in Southwest

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 20, 2010 - 2:59am
Six years after a Government Accountability Office review found poor coordination between federal land managers and Border Patrol officials tasked with combating illegal border crossings in the Southwest, a new analysis finds not much has changed.

House Republicans Continue To Blame Environmental Regulations for Border Security Woes

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 20, 2010 - 2:26am
Despite two Government Accountability Office reports that say environmental regulations are not impeding the work of the Border Patrol, Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee are standing by that claim.

GAO Report: Environmental Laws Don't Greatly Impede Border Security In the Southwest

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 3, 2010 - 1:12am
A nearly year-long review by the U.S. Government Accountability Office determined that while environmental regulations at times slowed Border Patrol operations in the Southwest, a strong majority of agents-in-charge "reported that the overall security status of their jurisdiction is not affected by land management laws."

Report Counters GOP Arguments That Environmental Regs, Agencies Hampering Border Security

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 1, 2010 - 1:15am
For months Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee have claimed that environmental regulations are hampering border control in the Southwest. But a new study notes that "there are numerous examples" of how various federal agencies are working together on border control.

Reader Participation Day Bonus Survey: Should Border Security Trump Wilderness, Endangered Species?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on April 15, 2010 - 1:14am
Should The Wilderness Act and the Endangered Species Act be suspended in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border to allow the Border Patrol to perform its job?

National Park Quiz 56: Memorials

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on May 27, 2009 - 4:00am
I hope that this belated salute to Memorial Day doesn’t fall too far outside your comfort zone. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write the Super Bonus Question on the whiteboard 100 times.

Park History: Coronado National Memorial Has Sister Parks in Mexico

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on July 10, 2008 - 7:34am
Coronado National Memorial, which celebrated its 56th birthday on July 9, is situated on the Mexican border about 20 miles south of Sierra Vista. Coronado has two “sister parks” in Mexico. Hands-across-the-border partnerships like these produce many kinds of benefits.