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Border Trade - Looking Forward

Published by Policy.
July 5, 2007 – 2:04 pm in Advocacy 0 Comments

Wednesday marked the 231st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Since that fateful day in July of 1776 the United States has grown and evolved into a major economic and political force in the world. The U.S., as part of a global economy increasingly reliant upon trade and especially after the inception of the North […]

Immigration Reform Bill Final Hours: Votes, Amendments, Implications - Border News Roundup

Published by Policy.
June 28, 2007 – 4:20 pm in Border News, Travel & Immigration 0 Comments

With the immigration reform bill facing a critical “test” vote today, Senate proponents continue to try creating a bill that will have the necessary votes to pass, in turn voting out potentially contentious amendments from both sides. Supporters of the bill must achieve 60 votes to limit debate, opening the door to a […]

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI): Continued Concern over DHS Passport Implementation Deadline - BTA Border News

Published by Policy.
June 21, 2007 – 7:18 pm in Advocacy, Infrastructure, Border News, Travel & Immigration, BTA in the News 1 Comment

Despite a massive backlog of passports and so far lacking the implementation of new PASS Card technologies that could improve border wait times, Department of Homeland Security continues to provide an uncertain, and confusing implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). Border Trade Alliance (BTA) has been advocating for the implementation date of […]

Border Security Spending Bill Drives Immigration Reform - BTA Border News

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June 15, 2007 – 4:47 pm in Infrastructure, Border News, Travel & Immigration 0 Comments

The Homeland Security Appropriations bill (HR 2638) is currently the latest bargaining chip being used to resurrect the Immigration Reform Bill in the Senate. The Immigration Reform Bill was revived when President Bush called for $4.4 billion in border security spending to be added to the bill to win support for those in the Senate […]

BTA Border News: SBInet Pilot

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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 - Federal […]

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