The Border: A Resource Page

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:

• An Unlikely Couple: The Similar Approaches to Border Enforcement in H.R. 1417 and S. 744 (July 2013)
• The Fallacy of "Enforcement First": Immigration Enforcement Without Immigration Reform Has Been Failing for Decades (May 2013)
• Lost in the Shadow of the Fence:  The Important Economic Relationship of Mexico and the United States (May 2013)
• Border Security: Moving Beyond Past Benchmarks from AILA (January 2013)
• How to Fix a Broken Border: A Three Part Series by Terry Goddard (May 2012)
  
  • Part One: Hit the Cartels Where it Hurts
  • Part Two: Disrupting Smuggling at its Source
  • Part Three: Follow the Money
• Is More Getting Us Less? Real Solutions for Securing our Border by David Shirk (February 2011)

Background:

• The Fallacy of "Enforcement First": Immigration Enforcement Without Immigration Reform Has Been Failing for Decades (May 2013)
• Authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents: An Overview (February 2012)
• New Border Patrol Strategy Changes Rhetoric More than Substance (May 2012)
• Back to the Border: A Historical Comparison of U.S. Border Politics (September 2010)

The Economics of Border Control:

• Lost in the Shadow of the Fence:  The Important Economic Relationship of Mexico and the United States (May 2013)
• Fiscally Irresponsible: Immigration Enforcement without Reform Wastes Taxpayer Dollars (October 2011)
• Is More Getting Us Less? Real Solutions for Securing our Border (February 2011)
• Throwing Good Money After Bad: Immigration Enforcement (May 2010) 
• The Rise and Fall of the Secure Border Initiative’s High-Tech Solution to Unauthorized Immigration (April 2010)

Cartels and the Border:

• How to Fix a Broken Border: A Three Part Series (May 2012)
  • Part One: Hit the Cartels Where it Hurts
  • Part Two: Disrupting Smuggling at its Source
  • Part Three: Follow the Money
• Guns, Drugs, and Money: Tackling the Real Threats to Border Security (September 2011)

Teleconferences:

• Listen to Our Teleconference Briefing on the Border Here (February 2013)

Blog Posts:

• View all blogs about the Border

View all of our publications on the border.

Published On: Fri, May 04, 2012