Skip navigation

Author Archives: President


Hands Across el Rio

Published by President.
August 25, 2007 – 4:08 pm in Border News 3 Comments

The construction of a wall that will separate the US from Mexico is scheduled to be started sometime in the next few months. Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff says he will deny local US communities any opportunity to veto the construction of this approximately $60-million endeavor. However, he does plan on consulting local […]

Backlog at the border- are we really more secure?

Published by President.
August 23, 2007 – 1:46 pm in Advocacy, Travel & Immigration, Press Releases 1 Comment

DHS policy collecting driver’s license information undermining economic security
Phoenix- August 22, 2007- The Border Trade Alliance (BTA), a leading trade organization, wrote a letter of opposition to Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, calling upon the department for the immediate end to the current policy of checking and manually entering driver’s license information, but […]

Increased Inspections at the Ports of Entry: 60% check of identification

Published by President.
August 10, 2007 – 4:32 pm in Travel & Immigration 0 Comments

BTA is very concerned about a new policy being implemented at all ports of entry. Last week, CBP officers began checking the drivers licenses for 60 percent of drivers that cross the border into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico. The driver’s license numbers are then manually entered into a computer system, causing […]

BTA Testifies at U.S. House Committee Hearing on Balancing Security and Commerce

Published by President.
July 30, 2007 – 8:02 pm in Legislation, Travel & Immigration 0 Comments

On July 26th, 2007. 2:00PM EDT (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Maria Luisa O’Connell, President of the Border Trade Alliance (BTA), testified today before the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism at a hearing entitled, “Frequent Traveler Programs: Balancing Security and Commerce at our Land Borders.”
A written transcript and recorded video […]

WHTI: Confusion and Concern

Published by President.
June 21, 2007 – 12:51 am in Advocacy, Legislation, Border News, Travel & Immigration, BTA in the News 1 Comment

BTA apprehensive of yet another ambiguous phase.
The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) is concerned that the June 20th’s announcement that the Department of State (DOS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have revised their intended time frame to implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) for land and sea ports of entry. Last year Congress […]

Close
E-mail It