illegal aliens

The new law will beef up armed patrols and increase funding for unmanned drones hunting for illegal immigrants crossing the border between Mexico and the U.S. President Obama, who hopes the measure will blunt anger over border security, signed the measure into law Friday.

In short, she found that federal law trumps the struck-down parts of Arizona's law because they imposed burdens on legal immigrants that only the federal government can impose, and because the law would force the U.S. government to reallocate resources away from its priorities, something states can't do.

In an attempt to get out in front of the growing controversy about illegal immigration, President Obama on Thursday outlined key principles that he believes can lead to comprehensive reform legislation and tighter border security. One thing he says is key: Republican support.

As my husband is training for the Border Patrol right now (the reason: steady job and good government benefits in a bad economy) and we'll be moving to West Texas at the end of the year, I took particular interest in this just-released report from the Government Accounting Office about the cost of...

After years of struggling to reach enlistment quotas, the U.S. military is finding itself with more volunteers than it can use. In fact, April enlistments were between 100 and 164 percent of original goals. While undoubtedly indicative of very real worries about dying in combat, the insufficient...

Start with a U.S. recession. Add constrained credit conditions. Mix in an aging population. Then subtract five to ten million customers. Stir. What do you have? Not only declining consumer spending and retail sales, but a structurally altered retail landscape -- perhaps permanently. That's one...