Giuliani: Border Security and Terrorism

The attempted terror attacks in London and the attack in Glasgow, Scotland prompted Rudy Giuliani to link border security and terrorism.

NEW ORLEANS -- The car bomb scare in London and the attack Saturday at the Glasgow airport underscore the need for secure borders for the United States, Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Saturday.

"This is the United Kingdom," he said. "They have security that is at least equal to ours; they have intelligence services that have even had more experience with terrorism than ours has, you know, they have to be subjected to this. We're in an era in which we need to know everyone who's in the United States."

Giuliani, who was mayor of New York at the time of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, said the federal government needs to ensure that its borders are secure.

"We need to end illegal immigration," he said. "If we do, a lot of things can happen, in terms of how you resolve everything here. But if you don't end illegal immigration, almost nothing is possible, because no matter what you do, things are going to get worse."

Giuliani is proposing "tamper-proof" ID cards and a database that would track people in the United States from foreign countries. He also suggested strengthening enforcement at border crossings.

I don't think enough people connect ILLEGAL immigration and our porous borders with the terrorist threat.

A crucial aspect of the War on Terror is securing our borders.

Isn't it a no-brainer that we have to know who is coming into the U.S.?

How we deal with the immigration issue is directly related to how well we're able to protect the homeland.

Giuliani gets it.