Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/15/2008 04:29 AM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/15/2008 01:50 PM
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United States and Mexico Border States Develop Plan to Create Border Crossing Improvements
Hollywood, CA....Today at the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference, a joint declaration was reached among the 10 U.S. and Mexican Border States that fosters a renewed commitment to reducing border wait times and improving the secure movement of people, goods and services across the United States-Mexico border. Ten border states are participating in the conference, including California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas from the United States and the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora and Tamaulipas. .....
The joint declaration is the result of collaborative efforts by the Logistics and International Crossings Work Table, a binational group of government officials from the 10 border states that is offering four recommendations to improve commercial connectivity and enhance the quality of life for people on both sides of the border.
The four recommendations are:
1). Supporting the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s efforts to obtain funding for additional border crossing inspectors and, along with Mexico’s Institute of Migration, using available funding to immediately fill inspector vacancies at land ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border. It is also recommended that both agencies consider current and future staffing needs for expanded hours of operation, peak hours, double-stacked inspection booths and additional port projects.
2). Reducing border wait times substantially by the year 2013, and completing Binational State-to-State Regional Border Master Plans among the 10 border states within three years. The plans will facilitate regional and infrastructure planning and strategic resource allocation in the U.S. – Mexico Border Region.
3). Supporting border states’ requests for a Presidential Permit for international crossings, such as the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry in San Diego County that utilizes
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