As money is poured into border enforcement, it is critical that lawmakers consider the facts. The following resources provide key answers to basic questions about the U.S.-Mexico Border and the issues that surround it--from the fiscal implications of policies to the struggle to fight drug cartels.
Recently Released and Re-Released:
- Border Security: Moving Beyond Past Benchmarks [1] from AILA (January 2013)
- How to Fix a Broken Border: A Three Part Series [2] by Terry Goddard (May 2012)
[2] - Is More Getting Us Less? Real Solutions for Securing our Border [5] by David Shirk (February 2011)
Listen to our Teleconference Briefing on the Border Here [6] (February 2013)
Background:
- Authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents: An Overview [7] (February 2012)
- New Border Patrol Strategy Changes Rhetoric More than Substance [8] (May 2012)
- Back to the Border: A Historical Comparison of U.S. Border Politics [9] (September 2010)
The Economics of Border Control:
- Fiscally Irresponsible: Immigration Enforcement without Reform Wastes Taxpayer Dollars [10] (October 2011)
- Is More Getting Us Less? Real Solutions for Securing our Border [5] (February 2011)
- Throwing Good Money After Bad: Immigration Enforcement [11] (May 2010)
- The Rise and Fall of the Secure Border Initiative’s High-Tech Solution to Unauthorized Immigration [12] (April 2010)
Cartels and the Border:
- How to Fix a Broken Border: A Three Part Series [2] (May 2012)
- Guns, Drugs, and Money: Tackling the Real Threats to Border Security [14] (September 2011)
Blog Posts:
- DHS’s Current Southern Border Enforcement Strategy a Bust, Group Says [15] (April 2012)
- Human Rights Abuses Along U.S.-Mexico Border Underscore Need for Reform [16] (April 2012)
- New Report Analyzes Fatal Flaws of U.S. Border-Enforcement Strategy [17] (February 2012)
- View all blogs about the border [18]
Other resources on the border [19]
Published On: Fri, May 04, 2012