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

Nuñez-Neto, Blas ; Viña, Stephen R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Immigration;    Immigration policy;    Illegal aliens;    Border patrols;    International affairs;   

RP-ID  :  RL33659
RP-ID  :  RL33659 2006-09-21

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Congress has been considering expanding the barriers currently deployed along the U.S. international land border. Currently, 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. A number of policy issues concerning border barriers generally and fencing specifically may be of interest to Congress, including, but not limited to: their effectiveness; their costs versus their benefits; their location; their design; and their potential diplomatic ramifications. Prominent bills include House-passed H.R. 4437 and H.R. 6061, and Senate-passed S. 2611, and H.R. 5631.