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Border walls work. Yuma sector proves it. - USA Today

Border walls work. Yuma sector proves it. - USA Today Interim Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke writes: "The bipartisan Secure Fence Act of 2006 -- supported by then-Sens. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and others -- mandated the construction...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 13, 2019 11:25 PM

Trump's wall would be the 32nd active national emergency - CNNPolitics

Trump's wall would be the 32nd active national emergency - CNNPolitics The currently effective 31 emergencies date back to a Carter-declared emergency from 1979, imposing sanctions on Iran. "The National Emergencies Act of 1974 empowers the President to activate special...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 11, 2019 1:48 PM

Newberry Library: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Project

Newberry Library: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Project Interactive maps, downloadable shapefiles, and chronological narratives of state and county boundaries over time. Useful for historical and genealogical research. Massachusetts' chronology is particularly interesting, as it covers the former separate colony...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 1, 2015 7:19 PM