KVEO-TV -- Brownsville, Texas        sc  Big Sis, Aguilar briefed on border security in Texas  Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was in McAllen speaking about border security with Border Patrol officials on Monday. -- The Secretary met with U.S. Custom and Border Protection acting commissioner David Aguilar and was briefed on the department's effort on securing the border. The Secretary will be meeting with state and local law enforcement departments and the media on Tuesday...

Cypress (Texas) Times      Big Sis 'hopes' ATF didn't mislead DHS about Fast & Furious Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano did not rule out the possibility that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms misled her department about the intent of Operation Fast & Furious to put guns in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. -- "I hope they did not," Secretary Napolitano responded to Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), who asked whether DHS...

Colesville (Md.) Patch       'Dream Act' referendum survives legal challenge     The referendum on the Maryland "Dream Act" cleared its first legal hurdle on Friday after an Anne Arundel judge upheld the Maryland Board of Elections ruling that the legislation can appear on ballots this November. -- Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth ruled on Friday that the Dream Act --- which would allow certain [illegal aliens] to pay in-state rates at Maryland colleges...

San Diego Union-Tribune        Feds thwart another sea smuggling attempt  Carlsbad, Calif. -- Border Patrol agents intercepted 11 illegal [aliens] who came ashore in a panga boat in Carlsbad early Monday, authorities said. -- Agents were conducting surveillance along the coastline when the boat was spotted coming ashore at Ponto Beach about 2 a.m., said Border Patrol Agent Michael Jimenez. The boat stopped in shallow water and 11 people ran onto the beach...

Dave Gibson -- The Examiner       Six years after his arrest, alleged USS Cole bomber still awaits trial On November 9, 2011, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri was finally arraigned by a military commission at Guantanamo Bay on charges of murder, terrorism and hijacking. His trial is not set to begin before November 2010, but is expected to be delayed by several months or even years later. -- The accused terrorist has been in U.S. custody since 2006... [More from Dave Gibson]

American Border Patrol        Photo of the day    Glenn Spencer of American Border Patrol was checking out ABP's Cessna for a surveillance flight set for tomorrow morning when he just happened across the U.S military on the border west of Douglas, Arizona. It is believed these are Strykers out of Ft. Bliss in Texas...

Washington Post        Cash-strapped NASA needs to hire out parts of Kennedy Space Center  Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- A figurative "for rent" sign hangs on the front gate of John F. Kennedy Space Center. -- Among the facilities available: A space shuttle launchpad, slightly used; a giant crawler for moving rockets, still serviceable; two enormous mobile launch platforms; two space shuttle maintenance hangars; a 15,000-foot concrete runway, one of the world's longest; and the blocky, 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building...

Mark Krikorian -- Fox News       Illegals find a new BFF in Obama There's good news and bad news on the immigration front. -- The good news is that there are 1 million fewer illegal aliens than in 2007. -- The bad news is that the decline in the illegal population stopped when Barack Obama was inaugurated. --From January 2007 to January 2009, the illegal population is estimated to have dropped from 11.8 million to 10.8 million. In the following two years, however...

Fremont (Neb.) Tribune        Judge issues split decision on Fremont's illegal alien ordinance A U.S. District Court judge on Monday upheld most of Fremont's illegal [alien] ordinance, striking down only portions of the voter-approved law. -- It was a decision that had attorneys from both sides of the issue declaring victory. --And-- "This ordinance is going to have a very big effect on restoring the rule of law in Fremont," Kobach said. -- "Starting 14 days from today," he said, "every business in the city is..."

Miami Herald       Nearly 700 Haitian cons released during moratorium on deportations Kesler Dufrene, who last year slaughtered three people in North Miami after being let out of immigration custody, wasn't the only convict released to the streets because of a moratorium on deportations to Haiti. -- According to newly released federal statistics, 687 Haitians slated for deportation were released to the streets in 2010 because of the year-long moratorium on deportations to the earthquake-ravaged island...

Associated Press        Latino Mormons speaking out against Romney    When Honduran-born Antonella Cecilia Packard converted to the Mormon Faith 20 years ago, she said it was like "coming home." -- The Catholic-educated Packard, who grew up in "the middle of Mayan ruins," appreciated the faith's strong sense of family and conservative values. She also saw her own history in the Book of Mormon with stories of migrations, tragedies and triumphs of a people...

Press Release        Arizona border group on "Border Battles" just before debate    Hereford, Az. -- Tomorrow, just before the Republican debate, the Outdoor Channel's "Border Battles" will feature the work of Glenn Spencer and American Border Patrol, a non-governmental Arizona organization. The segment, called "The Crusader," will first air at 7 p.m. ET - one hour before CNN's coverage of the Republican debate held at Mesa, Arizona...

KTAR -- Phoenix       Usual suspects go after Sheriff Babeu via Holder's DoJ    A Latino rights organization has asked for a federal investigation into an Arizona sheriff seeking the GOP nomination for a congressional seat who was forced to confirm he is gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a Mexican immigrant with whom he had a relationship. -- The group Respect Respeto on Monday sent a request to the U.S. Department of Justice for a probe into Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu for abuse of power...

WLBT-TV -- Jackson, Miss.        Mississippi Gov. Bryant wants to crack down on illegals  "To me, this seems so simple. So very, very clear and so that's why I am supporting this law," said Governor Phil Bryant. -- The law is designed to promote the proper registration of anyone who comes to live and work in Mississippi from a foreign country. House bill 488 would allow law enforcement officers to inquire about a person's immigration status only after a person is stopped for some other traffic violation...

The Intel Hub        What will you do under a second Obama presidency?    Do you remember the second terms under President William Jefferson Clinton and George Walker Bush? Even the most rabid partisans cannot say with a straight face that memorable government came during their last four years. -- Now the nation suffers from the Obama malaise that rivals the Jimmy Carter debacle. The dependency culture, especially in the post 911 incarnations...

Jim Kouri, CPP -- The Examiner    Voter Fraud: Research study suggests major election problems A major non-partisan research project suggests that the U.S. is fast approaching the status of Third-World Nation when it comes to the integrity of local and national elections. -- "Our democratic process requires an effective system for maintaining accurate voter registration information. Voter registration lists are used to assign precincts, send sample ballots, provide polling place information..."

James R. Edwards Jr. -- Center for Immigration Studies        Closing immigration loopholes that benefited Capitol bomber The case of would-be suicide bomber Amine el-Khalifi, who targeted the U.S. Capitol on Friday, highlights a number of fixes we need to make in order to keep the United States free of immigrant threats. -- My colleague Janice Kephart has blogged on the fact that el-Khalifi, a 29-year-old Moroccan man, is an illegal alien. That is, he has no business being in this country to begin with...

Los Angeles Times        L.A. soiree considers plight of outlaws    ...More than a dozen day laborers were arrested and deported that day in February 1996 in the City of Industry. Those who weren't, including Sierra, returned to the lot the next day to look for work. This time, they were greeted by an organizer who wanted to enlist workers to fight back. -- Sierra, who now lives in Texas, and hundreds of current and former day laborers from across the country gather this week in Los Angeles... [Related item]

Tyler Durden -- Zero Hedge        Infographic on the greatest gun salesman in America: Obama  American firearm sales and concealed handgun permit applications are at all-time highs since the 2008 election of President Barack Obama. President Obama's perceived hostility towards gun owners has been one of the key factors behind the multi-year financial boom the firearms industry continues to enjoy. In fact, the National Rifle Association (NRA) is actively preparing to work to defeat President Obama's...

David Codrea -- The Examiner        UN Treaty: It depends on what the meaning of the word 'consensus' is "It has come to our attention that Arms Trade Treaty proponents are attempting to change the rules mid-stream, prior to the upcoming Treaty negotiations in early July," researchers Paul Gallant, Alan Chwick, and Joanne D. Eisen wrote in a breaking story published yesterday in AmmoLand Gun News. -- Ted R. Bromund, Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, alerted the public to the very real possibility...

USA Today        Economic crisis slows U.S. population growth    The U.S. population is growing at the slowest rate since the Great Depression after two decades of robust increases. -- For two consecutive years since 2009, the population has grown just 0.7% a year, down from annual increases around 1% in previous years and the lowest since the late 1930s. The U.S. gained 2.2 million people from 2010 to 2011 --- fewer than the 2.8 million added a decade earlier...