Posted on 09/29/2003 9:32:35 PM PDT by chance33_98
more than 500 million people cross borders into the U.S. each year, 330 million of whom are not citizens
U.S. Border Security, Immigration Enforcement: A Conversation with Asa Hutchinson, Undersecretary for Border, Transportation Security
9/29/03 1:26:00 PM
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To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
Contact: Colleen Coffey of the Migration Policy Institute, 202-266-1910 or ccoffey@migrationpolicy.org
News Advisory:
The Office of Border and Transportation Security in the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for securing U.S. borders and transportation systems and for enforcing immigration laws. As national attention focuses on the convergence of national security, immigration and civil liberties, Asa Hutchinson will outline his vision for the agency and plans for the coming year.
According to DHS estimates, more than 500 million people cross borders into the U.S. each year, 330 million of whom are not citizens. The U.S. also shares more than 5,000 miles of border with Canada and almost 2,000 miles of border with Mexico.
WHO:
-- Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security (BTS), Department of Homeland Security
-- Moderator: Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow, Migration Policy Institute and Former INS Commissioner
WHEN:
Tuesday, September 30, 2003
-- 4 to 5 p.m. Policy Briefing
-- 5 to 5:30 p.m. Reception
WHERE:
1400 16th Street, N.W.; Resources for the Future Conference Rooms A & B, building lobby
Focus: U.S. Southwest Border Enforcement Strategy; Wayne Cornelius, UCSD Professor
Professor Wayne Cornelius will review the U.S. border enforcement strategy of the past ten years and provide an assessment of its consequences in terms of deterring unauthorized migration, changing Mexico-to-U.S. migration patterns and reshaping human smuggling operations. He will also be discussing deaths among unauthorized border-crossers as well as the U.S. government's recently implemented "lateral repatriation program" and several alternatives to current U.S. immigration control policy.
WHO:
-- Wayne Cornelius, Gildred Professor of Political Science and U.S. Mexican Relations and Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego
WHEN:
Thursday, October 2, 8:30 -- 10 a.m.
WHERE:
1400 16th Street, N.W., Suite 300 (Third Floor)
RSVP:
Acceptances only to Ana Claros at 202-266-1940 or aclaros@migrationpolicy.org.
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