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Category Archives: Border Tech

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

Published by Director of Policy.
June 5, 2007 – 3:41 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Infrastructure, Legislation, 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 currently […]

SENTRI Program Now Accepting Applications On-line, Ending Backlog.

Published by Accounting.
April 24, 2007 – 5:00 am. Also posted in Advocacy, Legislation 89 Comments

ATTENTION: BTA can not offer expedited processing or assistance with attaining a SENTRI pass at this point. CBP has a Frequently asked questions page that should be able to assist you through the applications process, which can be found here: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/trusted_traveler/sentri/faqs/

In Order to register online for the GOES system and […]

BTA Meets With CBP Regarding ACE Implementation.

Published by BTA Staff.
April 24, 2007 – 4:19 am. Also posted in Advocacy 0 Comments

This week, BTA met with Louis Samenfink, Executive Director of ACE, to discuss recommendations that will improve the implementation of the e-manifest.
Some of the recommendations discussed were:
1. Development of a troubleshooting plan, when ACE becomes mandatory in the rest of the country.
2. Addressing the capacity of the system for the larger volumes that are expected.
3. […]

Congress taking steps to limit US-DOT pilot program

Published by BTA Staff.
March 26, 2007 – 5:05 am. Also posted in Advocacy, Infrastructure, Legislation 1 Comment

Last week, Senate Appropriators approved an amendment that would impose restrictions on DOT’s proposed pilot program for Mexican trucks. Senators Murray (D-WA) and Feinstein (D-CA) succeeded in passing an amendment during the Appropriations Committee markup of the supplemental Iraq war funding bill (S. 965) to require a public comment period for DOT’s proposed pilot program […]

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