Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
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Category : Border crossing
Languages : en
Pages : 84

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Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
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Languages : en
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Author: Jerald E. Levine
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437915795
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 71

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This is the summary of an oral briefing given in response to a mandate in the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. This mandate required the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) to prepare an expenditure plan that satisfied 12 specified conditions, and for the plan to be submitted to and approved by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees before the agency could obligate $400 million of the approx. $775 million appropriated for U.S. Customs and Border Protection fencing, infrastructure, and technology. In response to this requirement, DHS submitted a plan on March 4, 2009." Levine reviewed the plan on whether the plan satisfied the 12 specified legislative conditions. Illustrations.

Author: Michael Dale Doubler
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Category : Border patrols
Languages : en
Pages : 92

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This book recounts an unique chapter in the National Guard's efforts to keep America's borders secure. Starting in June 2006 and lasting until July 2008, Operation Jump Start exhibited unprecedented cooperation and teamwork among federal agencies engaged in protecting the homeland. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Border Patrol and the National Guard created a cooperative, operational environment that will endure as an example on how to do things right. Based in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas, the Operation's mission was not to close the nation's border with Mexico but to make it more secure for legal immigration and commerce. By the time Operation Jump start ended, criminal activities of all types had declined along the border, and physical improvements made by Guard engineers along the border seemed certain to reduce illegal activities for the forseeable future.

Author: Davi M. D' Agostino
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ISBN: 9781437962758
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) reports that the southwest border continues to be vulnerable to cross-border illegal activity, including the smuggling of humans and illegal narcotics. In recent years, the National Guard has played a role in helping to secure the southwest border by providing the Border Patrol with information on the identification of individuals attempting to cross the southwest border into the U.S. This report assesses: (1) what is known about the costs and benefits of an increased DOD role to help achieve operational control over the southwest land border, including the deployment of additional units, the National Guard, or other DOD personnel; increased use of ground-based mobile surveillance systems by military personnel; and use of additional mobile patrols by military personnel, particularly in rural, high-trafficked areas; and (2) what is known about the costs and benefits of an increased deployment of additional unmanned aerial systems and manned aircraft to provide surveillance; as well as the impact of any increased deployment of unmanned aerial systems or manned aircraft on national airspace use and availability. Figures. This is a print on demand report.

Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781973714415
Category : Border security
Languages : en
Pages : 76

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" In fiscal years 2013 through 2015, Border Patrol recorded a total of 2.1 million estimated known illegal entries between ports of entry along the southwest border. In an effort to secure the border between ports of entry, CBP spent approximately $2.4 billion between fiscal years 2007 and 2015 to deploy TI - fencing, gates, roads, bridges, lighting, and drainage infrastructure-along the nearly 2,000 mile southwest border. GAO was asked to review the use of border fencing along the southwest border. In this report, GAO examines (1) border fencing's intended contributions to border security operations and the extent to which CBP has assessed these contributions and (2) the extent that CBP has processes in place to ensure sustainment and deployment of TI along the southwest border and challenges in doing so. GAO reviewed CBP documentation and data and interviewed officials in headquarters and three southwest border locations. These locations were selected based on CBP's extensive investments in TI in such areas. "

Author: Rebecca Gambler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781457867705
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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The lack of communications interoperability -- the capability of different electronic communications systems (e.g., radios) to readily connect with one another -- can affect mission operations and the effectiveness of agencies responsible for securing the border. The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to face challenges in achieving interoperable radio communications within and among federal, state, and local agencies despite investment by these agencies to improve their radio systems. This report addresses the extent to which (1) Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have upgraded tactical communications equipment and infrastructure along the U.S. southwest border; (2) CBP and ICE have provided tactical communications training to radio users; and (3) DHS has taken actions to improve the interoperability of tactical communications along the U.S. southwest border and what challenges, if any, remain. Figures. This is a print on demand report.

Author: U. S. Military
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781717930200
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has invested billions of dollars to prevent illegal drugs, immigration, weapons, and currency from transiting across the U.S.-Mexico border. DHS has not created a sufficient standardized method to measure whether an investment in a security measure is cost-effective when combining assets. To take it one step further, DHS has not created a model that combines cost-effectiveness of a security asset while simultaneously determining how it will contribute to achieving operational control of the border. This study provides an in-depth look into the current risk-based model DHS uses, the administrative and physical infrastructure of U.S.-Mexico border security, and a critical view of DHS' annual budget. A decision model is presented that will give policymakers a process to choose a combination of border security investments that will achieve operational control of the border while remaining within budgeting constraints. A lot of work needs to be done for DHS to determine the correct security assets to be placed at the U.S.-Mexico Border to maintain operational control and cost-effectiveness. This study does not determine which security assets need to be put into place, but it provides a decision process that will be an asset for policymakers to save federal time and money assigned to border security investments. I. INTRODUCTION * A. RESEARCH QUESTION * B. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH QUESTION * C. LITERATURE REVIEW * 1. Current Demand of Decision Model for Border Defense * 2. Opportunity Cost of Homeland Security and Defense Spending * 3. Measuring ROI for DHS' Border Security Expenditures * 4. Current ROI Model Deficiencies * 5. ROI in the Public Sector * 6. Game Theory and Social Sciences * D. POTENTIAL EXPLANATIONS AND HYPOTHESES * E. RESEARCH DESIGN AND THESIS OVERVIEW * II. EVOLUTION OF U.S.-MEXICO BORDER SECURITY LEGAL AND PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE * A. INTRODUCTION * B. U.S.-MEXICO BORDER * C. DEVELOPMENT OF PRESENT DAY BORDER SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE * D. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) * 1. Office of Air and Marine (OAM) * E. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) * F. DHS OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS (I&A) * G. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND BORDER DEFENSE * H. STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT * I. TECHNOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL BORDER SECURITY INVESTMENT * J. CONCLUSION * III. U.S.-MEXICO BORDER BUDGETING AND ENFORCEMENT DATA * A. INTRODUCTION * B. DHS BUDGETING AND INVESTMENTS * 1. CBP * 2. ICE and DHS I&A * C. SIGNIFICANT CBP BORDER SECURITY INVESTMENTS * D. BORDER SECURITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS * E. CONCLUSION * IV. U.S.-MEXICO BORDER SECURITY DECISION MODEL * A. STEP ONE: DETERMINE THE OBJECTIVE OF A BORDER SECURITY MEASURE * B. STEP TWO: LIST ALL POSSIBLE BORDER SECURITY MEASURES THAT WILL HELP ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL CONTROL * C. STEP THREE: EVALUATE COSTS OF SECURITY MEASURES * D. STEP FOUR: EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF SECURITY MEASURES * E. CHOOSING A COMBINATION OF SECURITY MEASURES * F. LIMITATIONS TO THE DECISION MODEL * G. CONCLUSION * V. DHS, U.S.-MEXICO BORDER, AND THE ROAD AHEAD * A. U.S.-MEXICO BORDER WALL * B. INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT * C. LOOKING AHEAD AT OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF U.S.MEXICO BORDER * D. CONCLUSION

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Category : Border patrols
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Border security has emerged as an area of public concern, particularly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Although recent public concerns pertaining to border security may be attributed to the threat of potential terrorists coming into the country, past concerns that centered around drug and human smuggling and the illegal entry of migrants remain important issues. As Congress passes legislation to enhance border security (e.g., P.L. 109-13) and the Administration puts into place procedures to tighten border enforcement, concerns over terrorists exploiting the porous southwest border continue to grow. The U.S. border with Mexico is some 2,000 miles long, with more than 800,000 people arriving from Mexico daily and more than 4 million commercial crossings annually. The United States and Mexico are linked together in various ways, including through trade, investment, migration, tourism, environment, and familial relationships. Mexico is the second most important trading partner of the United States and this trade is critical to many U.S. industries and border communities. In an effort to facilitate the legitimate flow of travel and trade, the governments of the United States and Mexico signed the U.S.-Mexico Border Partnership agreement. The agreement was accompanied by a 22-point action plan that included several immigration and customs-related border security items. While the northern and southwest borders share common issues, the southwest border has issues that are unique. For example, the US-VISIT program was reportedly implemented at selected southwest land ports of entry. Concerns about Mexican nationals who have Mexican border crossing cards being excluded from the requirements of the program have been raised. Additional issues such as the system used to verify Mexican border crossing cards (Biometric Verification System) and the consolidation of immigration and customs inspectors have also raised concerns. Arguably, the most pressing concern at the southwest border is the number of undocumented aliens who still manage to cross the border every day, the majority of which are Mexican nationals. As the number of illegal aliens that are present in the United States continues to grow, attention is directed at the border patrol and the enforcement of immigration laws within the interior of the country. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) units have launched several initiatives aimed at apprehending illegal aliens and dismantling human and drug smuggling organizations. Despite these efforts, the flow of illegal migration continues. Issues such as enforcement of immigration laws and organizational issues such as inter- and intra-agency cooperation, coordination and information sharing continue to be debated. In the view of some, a more comprehensive approach that addresses the "push factors" of the sending countries and the "pull factors" of the United States, coupled with more effective enforcement of current laws in the interior of the country may once again merit examination.

Author: U.s. Government Accountability Office
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ISBN: 9781974502011
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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"part of its mission, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through its U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) component, is to secure U.S borders against threats of terrorism; the smuggling of drugs, humans, and other contraband; and illegal migration. At the end of fiscal year 2010, DHS investments in border security had grown to $11.9 billion and included more than 40,000 personnel. To secure the border, DHS coordinates with federal, state, local, tribal, and Canadian partners. This testimony addresses DHS (1) capabilities to enforce security at or near the border, (2) interagency coordination and oversight of information sharing and enforcement efforts, and (3) management of technology programs. This testimony is based on related GAO work from 2007 to the present and selected updates made in February and March 2011. For the updates, GAO obtained information on CBP performance measures and interviewed relevant officials. GAO is not making any new recommendations in this testimony. However, GAO has previously made recommendations to DHS to strengthen border security, including enhancing measures to protect against the entry of terrorists, inadmissible aliens, and contraband; improving interagency coordination"