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Border Security is a term used to describe securing the borders to prevent drug smugglers, illegal immigrants and terrorists from entering the United States. Border Security is closely related to Immigration Reform.
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Fast Facts:
- The border between the United States and Mexico is 1,951 miles
- 350 million people cross the US and Mexico border annually
- 2006: President George W. Bush announced plans to build a 700 mile border fence between the US and Mexico
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Border Security Recent News Stories
- Guardian Unlimited: No Delays As New Border ID Rules Begin (January 31, 2008)
- "People entering the country will no longer be allowed to simply declare to immigration officers at border crossings that they are citizens. Instead, those 19 and older will have to show proof of citizenship - a passport, trusted traveler card or a birth certificate and government-issued ID such as a driver's license."
- FoxNews.com:Border Security
- Topix: Border Security
- Sfgate.com: Border security or boondoggle? (2006)
- CNN.com: Border security scrutinized after TB patient slips in (2007)
- NPR: States Fret at Easing of Border Security Plan (2007)
- Guardian Unlimited: No Delays As New Border ID Rules Begin (January 31, 2008)




