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Category Archives: Travel & Immigration

Travel & Immigration - Border Blog

Travel Initiative Overwhelms Feds

Published by Director of Policy.
June 12, 2007 – 2:35 pm. Also posted in Advocacy 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 […]

Immigration Reform Bill Stalled

Published by Accounting.
June 8, 2007 – 8:36 pm. Also posted in Legislation 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. Also posted in Border News 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 […]

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, Border Tech 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 […]

Congressional Action on DOT Pilot and Immigration Reform

Published by Director of Policy.
May 31, 2007 – 10:36 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Legislation, Import & Export 0 Comments

In the span of one week Congress put to rest one contentious issue, Mexican trucks, and began debate on another, immigration reform.

Last week President Bush signed the Emergency Iraq and Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations into law. Enacted as part of this legislation were several restrictions on the proposed U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) pilot program […]

Senate Extends Time Period for Debate on Immigration Reform

Published by Director of Policy.
May 24, 2007 – 8:16 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Legislation 0 Comments

Late Monday Senate leadership announced that it would extend the time for debate on the comprehensive immigration reform bill into June. The announcement came as the Senate moved to bring up the legislation on Monday. The extended time for debate acknowledges that reaching a compromise within the Senate will be no easy feat […]

House Passes Requirements for DHS on WHTI

Published by BTA Staff.
May 18, 2007 – 7:56 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Legislation 0 Comments

Last week, the House passed several amendments to H.R. 1684, the FY08 Department of Homeland Security Authorization bill, which would affect the implementation of WHTI at land and sea ports of entry. The amendments were derived from legislation introduced by Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY), the Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act, H.R. 1061.
The House-passed […]

House Mandates Changes to WHTI

Published by BTA Staff.
May 17, 2007 – 5:40 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Legislation 1 Comment

Nearly three and a half years after being mandated by Congress as part of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) continues to stir controversy and confusion among both the traveling public and lawmakers alike. Despite the security requirement’s successful implementation for air travel, the development […]

A Round-About Way Toward Immigration Reform

Published by BTA Staff.
May 9, 2007 – 8:32 pm. Also posted in Advocacy 1 Comment

For more than 18 months the issue of comprehensive immigration reform has shadowed Congress. Last year, a Republican-controlled House and Senate reached an impasse on the matter, with the Senate approving a wide-ranging immigration reform bill and the House responding by passing stricter immigration and border security measures, including the now infamous “border […]

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