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:
- The Fallacy of "Enforcement First": Immigration Enforcement Without Immigration Reform Has Been Failing for Decades [1] (May 2013)
- Lost in the Shadow of the Fence: The Important Economic Relationship of Mexico and the United States [2] (May 2013)
- Border Security: Moving Beyond Past Benchmarks [3] from AILA (January 2013)
- How to Fix a Broken Border: A Three Part Series [4] by Terry Goddard (May 2012)
[4] - Is More Getting Us Less? Real Solutions for Securing our Border [7] by David Shirk (February 2011)
Listen to our Teleconference Briefing on the Border Here [8] (February 2013)
Background:
- The Fallacy of "Enforcement First": Immigration Enforcement Without Immigration Reform Has Been Failing for Decades [1] (May 2013)
- Authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents: An Overview [9] (February 2012)
- New Border Patrol Strategy Changes Rhetoric More than Substance [10] (May 2012)
- Back to the Border: A Historical Comparison of U.S. Border Politics [11] (September 2010)
The Economics of Border Control:
- Lost in the Shadow of the Fence: The Important Economic Relationship of Mexico and the United States [2] (May 2013)
- Fiscally Irresponsible: Immigration Enforcement without Reform Wastes Taxpayer Dollars [12] (October 2011)
- Is More Getting Us Less? Real Solutions for Securing our Border [7] (February 2011)
- Throwing Good Money After Bad: Immigration Enforcement [13] (May 2010)
- The Rise and Fall of the Secure Border Initiative’s High-Tech Solution to Unauthorized Immigration [14] (April 2010)
Cartels and the Border:
- How to Fix a Broken Border: A Three Part Series [4] (May 2012)
- Guns, Drugs, and Money: Tackling the Real Threats to Border Security [16] (September 2011)
Blog Posts:
Other resources on the border [18]
Published On: Fri, May 04, 2012