Daily Border Bulletin- The Continued Importance of Border Security and the Mechanics of Passing IR in the House

Submitted by Kristian Ramos on 2/4/13

Daily Border Bulletin is up! Today's stories include:

Napolitano to assess border security- To get a better idea of the situation on the ground, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who may give the final word on the security situation, is visiting the border region this week.

Which House Republicans would support immigration reform?- Micah Cohen’s Sunday analysis of which G.O.P. House members might support the immigration reform bill offers a good idea of how a House vote might play out, and just how good a chance of passage the Senate bill has.

Schumer stands firm on border security- Over the weekend, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) was quick to deny claims that he may be getting soft on the border security proviso of the bipartisan blueprint presented last week.