Minuteman National Blog

Sorry to get wonky on everybody, but here''s where the rubber meets the road with securing our borders. In order for Congress to fix the situation, one thing they need to address is the abysmal ''catch and release'' policy.

GovExec.com has an article about a report by the Congressional Research Service that studied the issue of expanding the federal government''s authority to detain and expel without review illegal immigrants who meet certain criteria.

GovExec.com reports that currently the policy applies to illegal immigrants at ports of entry and those found within 100 miles of the Southwest border who cannot prove they have been here more than fourteen days.

GovExec.com also reports that the Homeland Security Department recently broadened the policy to all sectors on the Southwest and Northern borders.

The twenty-three page Congressional Research Service report can be read here (PDF file.)

As with any government program, there are pros and cons, bureaucracy and expenses, and concerns about civil rights.

Read the report and see what you think.

Bear in mind that if the federal government secured the border, most of this would be unnecessary.