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Category Archives: Legislation

Federal Border Legislation Discussions and Alerts - Border Blog

WHTI: Confusion and Concern

Published by President.
June 21, 2007 – 12:51 am. Also posted in Advocacy, 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 […]

BTA Opposes WHTI Amendment to DHS Spending Bill

Published by Accounting.
June 21, 2007 – 12:46 am. Also posted in Advocacy 0 Comments

Last week the BTA sent House Members a letter opposing an amendment offered by Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) to the FY08 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The amendment would prohibit the development of the alternative passport documents or PASS Card and the use of other secured traveler documents, such as FAST and SENTRI […]

Immigration Reform and Border Security – Chicken or the Egg?

Published by Director of Policy.
June 18, 2007 – 9:40 pm. Also posted in Infrastructure, Border Tech, Travel & Immigration 2 Comments

Having pressed his case directly to Republican Senators, President Bush and the White House are proposing additional dollars toward border security in an attempt to gain traction with Senators opposed to immigration reform. The announcement by the Administration illustrates both its commitment toward immigration reform and its worry that without such a commitment […]

Fencing in Immigration Reform

Published by Director of Policy.
June 13, 2007 – 5:54 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, 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 […]

Immigration Reform Bill Stalled

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

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, 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 […]

Congressional Action on DOT Pilot and Immigration Reform

Published by Director of Policy.
May 31, 2007 – 10:36 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Import & Export, Travel & Immigration 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, Travel & Immigration 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 Votes 411-3 to Delay DOT Pilot Program

Published by BTA Staff.
May 18, 2007 – 8:08 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Import & Export 0 Comments

This week the House approved legislation that would delay U.S. Department of Transportation’s pilot program granting access to U.S. roadways to Mexican carriers. Only three Congressmen, Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), and Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX) opposed the legislation sponsored by Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-KS). The measure would restrict the program to 100 […]

House Passes Requirements for DHS on WHTI

Published by BTA Staff.
May 18, 2007 – 7:56 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Travel & Immigration 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 […]

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