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Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border.

ADA496951

Publication Date	2009
Personal Author	Haddal, C. C.; Kim, Y.; Garcia, M. J.
Page Count	59
Abstract	Congress has repeatedly shown interest in examining and expanding the barriers being deployed along the U.S. international land border. The United States Border Patrol (USBP) deploys fencing, which aims to impede the illegal entry of individuals, and vehicle barriers, which aim to impede the illegal entry of vehicles (but not individuals) along the border. The USBP first began erecting physical barriers in 1990 to deter illegal entries and drug smuggling in its San Diego sector. The ensuing 14-mile-long San Diego 'primary fence' formed part of the USBP's 'Prevention Through Deterrence' strategy, which called for reducing unauthorized migration by placing agents and resources directly on the border along population centers in order to deter would-be migrants from entering the country. In 1996, Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act which, among other things, explicitly gave the Attorney General (now the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security) broad authority to construct barriers along the border and authorized the construction of a secondary layer of fencing to buttress the completed 14-mile primary fence. Construction of the secondary fence stalled due to environmental concerns raised by the California Coastal Commission. In 2005, Congress passed the REAL ID Act that authorized the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to waive all legal requirements in order to expedite the construction of border barriers. DHS has announced it will use this waiver authority to complete the San Diego fence. The Secure Fence Act of 2006 directed DHS to construct 850 miles of additional border fencing. This requirement was subsequently modified by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-161), which was enacted into law on December 26, 2007. The Act requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to construct fencing along not fewer than 700 miles of the southwest border.
Keywords	Law enforcement Boundaries Illegal immigrants Physical properties Patrolling Security Barriers Vehicles Land areas Deterrence Homeland security Strategy United states Requirements Congress
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	92 - Behavior & Society 92C - Social Concerns 92E - International Relations
Corporate Authors	Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	CRS Report for Congress.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Congressional rept.
NTIS Issue Number	200917

Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border.

Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border.
ADA496951

Publication Date	2009
Personal Author	Haddal, C. C.; Kim, Y.; Garcia, M. J.
Page Count	59
Abstract	Congress has repeatedly shown interest in examining and expanding the barriers being deployed along the U.S. international land border. The United States Border Patrol (USBP) deploys fencing, which aims to impede the illegal entry of individuals, and vehicle barriers, which aim to impede the illegal entry of vehicles (but not individuals) along the border. The USBP first began erecting physical barriers in 1990 to deter illegal entries and drug smuggling in its San Diego sector. The ensuing 14-mile-long San Diego 'primary fence' formed part of the USBP's 'Prevention Through Deterrence' strategy, which called for reducing unauthorized migration by placing agents and resources directly on the border along population centers in order to deter would-be migrants from entering the country. In 1996, Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act which, among other things, explicitly gave the Attorney General (now the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security) broad authority to construct barriers along the border and authorized the construction of a secondary layer of fencing to buttress the completed 14-mile primary fence. Construction of the secondary fence stalled due to environmental concerns raised by the California Coastal Commission. In 2005, Congress passed the REAL ID Act that authorized the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to waive all legal requirements in order to expedite the construction of border barriers. DHS has announced it will use this waiver authority to complete the San Diego fence. The Secure Fence Act of 2006 directed DHS to construct 850 miles of additional border fencing. This requirement was subsequently modified by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-161), which was enacted into law on December 26, 2007. The Act requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to construct fencing along not fewer than 700 miles of the southwest border.
Keywords	Law enforcement Boundaries Illegal immigrants Physical properties Patrolling Security Barriers Vehicles Land areas Deterrence Homeland security Strategy United states Requirements Congress
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	92 - Behavior & Society 92C - Social Concerns 92E - International Relations
Corporate Authors	Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	CRS Report for Congress.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Congressional rept.
NTIS Issue Number	200917