In a year when the government has bolstered enforcement, backed curbing legal immigration and rescinded a program that protects undocumented youth from deportation, even a green card is not enough in the eyes of hundreds of thousands of immigrants applying for naturalization to protect themselves from removal and gain the right to vote.
Having already responded to the attack on the World Trade Center -- and continuing terrorism alerts since then -- by bolstering security systems, backing up data, and setting up contingency plans for employees, they do not feel particularly vulnerable now.
The prime minister is now under pressure to win the deserters back and to bolster support for his new deputy, Abdullah Badawi, supposedly his anointed successor.
Rajavi's depiction of how Shiite-led Iran bolstered Sunni extremism by backing sectarian Shiite allies in Iraq and Syria matches some of the conventional wisdom around the Islamic State.
Last week at the Democratic National Convention, Emanuel took on another pivotal political role, to bolster fundraising for super PACS backing the party.
Even if City's stance is bolstered by other club employees backing Mancini's version of events, Tevez, whose command of English remains limited, could still argue he misunderstood what was being asked of him.
Abroad, bin Zayed has spent billions on bolstering the Sisi regime and backing his favored proxy in Libya.
On the contrary, his belligerence excused further Western trespass into Iraq and Afghanistan, bolstered Western backing for Muslim allies in the war on terror, and starkly amplified Muslim divisions, such as those between Sunnis and Shias.
And while the Royals have a clear bullpen advantage, the Mets' rotation is deep enough that we could see one of their young aces put in relief innings to bolster their back end – and either way, a bullpen is only great if you're ahead when you get to it.
Navidi was Wales' man of the match against Italy despite playing out of position at number eight, while Ross Moriarty and Justin Tipuric both return to bolster the back row.
And then there are the leather seats that hug your hindquarters and bolster you back, the tri-spoke leather steering wheel and smart shift knob, all of which impart something a bit more earnest they mean business.
