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Monthly Archives: June 2007

Fencing in Immigration Reform

Published by Director of Policy.
June 13, 2007 – 5:54 pm in Advocacy, Legislation, BTA in the News 2 Comments

The following editorial appeared in: Rio Grande Guardian on June 8th, 2007
The current national debate over immigration reform and the ongoing regional debate over the construction of a fence along the southwestern U.S. border with Mexico has centered on the single issue of the security of our borders.
For years U.S. policy toward dealing with […]

BTA Border News Roundup: Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) - Passport Extension

Published by Accounting.
June 13, 2007 – 4:28 pm in Border News 0 Comments

According to a US State department release: The U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security announced today that U.S. citizens traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda who have applied for but not yet received passports can nevertheless temporarily enter and depart from the United States by air with a government issued photo […]

Travel Initiative Overwhelms Feds

Published by Director of Policy.
June 12, 2007 – 2:35 pm in Advocacy, Travel & Immigration 0 Comments

Last Friday, the Departments of State (DOS) and Homeland Security (DHS) announced a reprieve from the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative for air travelers flying from the U.S. to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or the Caribbean. After repeated assurances that the new passport requirement would be readily implemented by January 1, 2008 at land and sea […]

BTA Border News: SBInet Pilot

Published by Policy.
June 11, 2007 – 7:19 pm in Border News 0 Comments

With a pilot program to begin operation after training finishes next week, SBInet will be testing for one to two months along the Arizona Border near Tuscon. BTA will continue monitoring the success of SBInet and “Project 28,” reporting details as they become available.

New border protection system to start operation within days - […]

BTA President attends TBC Border Fence Forum in Mc Allen

Published by Accounting.
June 8, 2007 – 8:55 pm in Advocacy, Environ & Health, Infrastructure 2 Comments

Last week, BTA President Maria Luisa O’Connell attended a forum on the border fence sponsored by the Texas Border Coalition. At the meeting various stakeholders including farmers and ranchers, landowners, border communities and environmentalists met to discuss the construction of the border fence by the Department of Homeland Security. David Aguilar, Chief of the […]

Immigration Reform Bill Stalled

Published by Accounting.
June 8, 2007 – 8:36 pm in Legislation, Travel & Immigration 0 Comments

Failing to generate enough support to end debate on two separate occasions yesterday on the comprehensive immigration reform bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) pulled the legislation from the floor. Though possible, the Senate is not likely to revisit the measure this year. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has stated that the House will […]

BTA Border News Roundup: Immigration Reform Bill, Senate Votes

Published by Accounting.
June 7, 2007 – 7:03 pm in Border News, Travel & Immigration 1 Comment

Earlier today the Senate failed to agree to end debate on comprehensive immigration reform, threatening the fate of the bipartisan legislation. Senators supporting the effort are scrambling to achieve a last-ditch attempt to save the measure. The Border Trade Alliance continues to monitor this legislation and will post developments as they […]

BTA Border News Roundup: Border Trade Record High, Mexico’s Economy, Canada Border Costs

Published by Director of Policy.
June 6, 2007 – 2:30 pm in Border News 0 Comments

Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Reached a Monthly Record High in March 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007 - Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 2.3 percent higher in March 2007 than in March 2006, reaching $69.8 billion, the highest monthly […]

The Border Fence, Immigration Reform, and One Guy with Tuberculosis

Published by Director of Policy.
June 5, 2007 – 3:41 pm in Advocacy, Infrastructure, Legislation, Border Tech, Travel & Immigration 1 Comment

Sounds like the opening line from that poor attempt of a joke told to you by your brother-in-law over the barbeque during Memorial Day. However, the border fence, immigration reform and the case of the Atlanta lawyer with TB have more in common than you think - and it’s not a joke.
The Senate is […]

BTA Border News Round Up: Border Tax, Border Fence, Border Patrol

Published by Director of Policy.
June 4, 2007 – 2:21 pm in Border News 0 Comments

Canada cries foul over U.S. border taxes
The Harper government cried foul yesterday about a U.S. decision to plow ahead with controversial new border taxes and inspections of Canadian trucks and railway cars that took effect abruptly June 1. Read the full article…
Texans seek delay on border fence: But legislation could boost federal sense of […]

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