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.
Abuse on the Border:
- No Action Taken: Lack of CBP Accountability in Responding to Complaints of Abuse [1](May 2014)
- Bordering on Criminal: The Routine Abuse of Migrants in the Removal System [2] (December 2013)
Recently Released and Re-Released Reports:
- An Unlikely Couple: The Similar Approaches to Border Enforcement in H.R. 1417 and S. 744 [5] (July 2013)
- The Fallacy of "Enforcement First": Immigration Enforcement Without Immigration Reform Has Been Failing for Decades [6] (May 2013)
- Lost in the Shadow of the Fence: The Important Economic Relationship of Mexico and the United States [7] (May 2013)
- Border Security: Moving Beyond Past Benchmarks [8] from AILA (January 2013)
- How to Fix a Broken Border: A Three Part Series [9] by Terry Goddard (May 2012)
[9] - Is More Getting Us Less? Real Solutions for Securing our Border [12] by David Shirk (February 2011)
Background:
- The Fallacy of "Enforcement First": Immigration Enforcement Without Immigration Reform Has Been Failing for Decades [6] (May 2013)
- Authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents: An Overview [13] (February 2012)
- New Border Patrol Strategy Changes Rhetoric More than Substance [14] (May 2012)
- Back to the Border: A Historical Comparison of U.S. Border Politics [15] (September 2010)
The Economics of Border Control:
- Lost in the Shadow of the Fence: The Important Economic Relationship of Mexico and the United States [7] (May 2013)
- Fiscally Irresponsible: Immigration Enforcement without Reform Wastes Taxpayer Dollars [16] (October 2011)
- Is More Getting Us Less? Real Solutions for Securing our Border [12] (February 2011)
- Throwing Good Money After Bad: Immigration Enforcement [17] (May 2010)
- The Rise and Fall of the Secure Border Initiative’s High-Tech Solution to Unauthorized Immigration [18] (April 2010)
Cartels and the Border:
- How to Fix a Broken Border: A Three Part Series [9] (May 2012)
- Guns, Drugs, and Money: Tackling the Real Threats to Border Security [20] (September 2011)
Teleconferences:
- Listen to Our Teleconference Briefing on the Border Here [21] (February 2013)
Blog Posts:
View all of our publications on the border. [23]
Published On: Fri, May 04, 2012