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Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:39 p.m.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says many of the benchmarks Congress set in 2007 for border security have been met.

Napolitano told the liberal think tank Center for American Progress that improved border security and tougher enforcement make attaining immigration reform possible. She also said Friday that the Obama administration has made significant enforcement reforms over the past 10 months and that border security has been transformed.

But the secretary also said immigration reform is needed and that a fair and tough path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants already in the U.S. is critical.

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History is the answer.

Posted by mr. smith, Iowa - Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 8:35 p.m.

To anyone who thinks open borders are a good idea. Ask an American Indian what they think...

Not Secured

Posted by S W, Houghton County - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 11:43 p.m.

This administration is failing as bad as the last at securing our borders. I'm all for legal immigration, allowing for those who want to integrate themselves into our country.

The illegal immigration problem costs this country BILLIONS of dollars per year.

The National Guard should be (here's a novel idea) guarding the nation.

A nation without borders in not a nation

I like to read everyone's comments, but

Posted by No one, Michigan - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 9:20 a.m.

CJ please stop capitilizing every word in your posts! It makes them very hard to read.

The nobamas should stick to social services

Posted by Mike Smith, TC - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

Hey CJ, drinking more coolaid today, huh? How would you know how the idiot nobama treats his wife and kids? Just because he went to harvard? Just because he spent TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TAX PAYER DOLLARS TO TAKE THE OLD BAG ON A DATE? Give me a break. Nobody could be that STUPID to fall for that crap! Oops, I forgot about CJ. By the way, how would you know how other men treat their lady's? Huh? You don't. The president is a lier, moron, idiot that has no clue what he's doing!

the Obama magic wand has done wonders these last ten months! WOW!

Posted by We're Dummmm b, USA - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:32 a.m.

POOOOOOOOOFFF! Again, just another example of this "Administration" putting a statement out there for the dummmm b people to believe. So what exactly did Napolitano and gang do to fix this border problem in the last 10 months???? Why aren't they backing up these outrageous statements with some proof????

Par for the course, Napolitano downplays what is really going on here.

Posted by James M, Mqt - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:28 a.m.

Isn't there something down the line coming where the Obama Admin is going to grant amnesty to 12,000,000 illegals??? ILLEGALS??? That's what they are, and they don't give a crap about anything other than government Obama money, screw America's language and culture. What we are dealing with now is far far different from the immigrants that went through Ellis Island, adapted to American culture, learned the language, became US citizens, and made the USA a stronger country. Many many parts of our country now are crumbling, where these illegals are overunning the system, reaking havoc with our basic liberties, threatening our security. USA's glory days are behind us, a big reason being our very open southern border.

pfffffffffffffft.

Posted by I'm Dummm b, Mqt - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:22 a.m.

Whew. That makes me feel safer. LOL. This is right in line with how the Obama "Admin" is pulling money out of thin air. Just put a statement out there, the dumb people will believe it.

Jon Owens,Florence

Posted by C J, RGV - Monday, November 16, 2009 at 2:35 p.m.

First Lady, Michelle Obama, Graduated From Princeton University With A Degree In Sociology And Degree From Harvard Law School - But Describes Herself First And Foremost, That She Is Malia And Sasha's Mom.

President Barack Obama Graduated From Harvard With A Degree In Law.

The President And First Lady Both Value Empathy And Community Service.

President Obama Has Cared For And Treated His Wife And Daughters Much Better Than Many Other Men Of 'Faith' Treat Their Wives And Daughters In This Country.

Give me a Break

Posted by Annie H, Myrtle Beach - Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12:13 p.m.

You have got to be kidding! Napolitano is a moron along with all the other morons is the OBummer Administration. The Governmen has not secured our borders even a little bit. The corrupt administration currently in power plan to legalize all the illegals that are now in OUR COUNTRY starting in January, Napolitano was just talking about that very thing over this past weekend! That's the only way Democrats will be able to stay in power since all the Illegals will register as Democrats, no-one with any intelligence would ever vote Democrat.

It would be funny if it wasn't true

Posted by Mike Smith, TC - Monday, November 16, 2009 at 6:52 a.m.

There's NOTHING funny about nobama and his idiots that are ruining our country. The moron napolitano couldn't be farther from the truth, if she got it from his holiness nobama. LIES, LIES and more LIES. What bugs me most, is the arrogance these people have, thinking WE The People acually fall for this BS!

lest secure

Posted by jon owens, florence - Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 11:08 p.m.

Just stoping by lets see an obama muslim nation women stay home and when we let them out put a bag over their head put them in the back seat and tell them to sit down and shut up and when they don't listen we can beat them to keep them obedient. maybe muslim Obama has a good idea. HaHaHa it's coming an women have the most to lose keep voting ofool

Haha.. phew!

Posted by Just Stopping, By - Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 1:14 a.m.

Jon Owens, your comments always make me laugh. Thank you for your efforts to provide much needed comedic relief on this website!!

HA HA HA !!!!

Posted by a m, Amarillo - Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 7:27 a.m.

YEA RIGHT.

lying

Posted by jon owens, florence - Friday, November 13, 2009 at 5:44 p.m.

napolitano you lie you take your orders from a lying Obama the terrorist supporter.

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