The border pass is just a glorified green card, seems to me it would be more secure.
Three former high-ranking government officials from Canada, Mexico, and the United States are calling for a North American economic and security community by 2010 to address shared security threats, challenges to competitiveness, and interest in broad-based development across the three countries.
Why didn't you highlight the last of that sentence? I don't see it as such a bad thing to cooperate on security and economic issue with our neighbors. Heck, my neighbor and I built a fence together and keep an eye on each other's houses, but that doesn't mean he can trespass on my sovereign land any time he wants. Once again, security and trade issues is all this is.
Yes, Perry needs be strung from the highest tree for his treason in Texas concerning the eminent domain issue. Again though, that is a trade issue and has nothing to do with sovereignty.
As for the Mexican port...if they can improve their economy...great. Then we won't have so many illegals coming across the border. And if they expand trade as much as they say they are, the American workers will have plenty of jobs on our side of the border.
I just don't see the big threat here. Even Corsi admits there has been no agreement or treaty signed. Just because the CFR has this on their wish list doesn't mean it will be under their Christmas tree this year.
As of October 2006, the following excerpts were located at www.thomas.gov:
I. From the keyword search "Mexico":
2. H.CON.RES.50 : Expressing disapproval by the Congress of the totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico signed by the Commissioner of Social Security and the Director General of the Mexican Social Security Institute on June 29, 2004.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 2/9/2005)
Latest Major Action: 2/17/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
10. H.CON.RES.487 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 9/28/2006) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 9/28/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
12. H.RES.20 : Expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the Social Security totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (44)
Latest Major Action: 1/25/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
25. H.R.430 : To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to identify a route that passes through the States of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.
Sponsor: Rep Udall, Tom [NM-3] (introduced 1/26/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
26. H.R.469 : To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with the States on the border with Mexico and other appropriate entities in conducting a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kolbe, Jim [AZ-8] (introduced 2/1/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 5/10/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
32. H.R.614 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives and job training grants for communities affected by the migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 2/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
38. H.R.928 To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to extend certain consumer protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] (introduced 2/17/2005) Cosponsors (18)
Latest Major Action: 4/7/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
41. H.R.1196 : To improve the security clearance process along the United States-Mexico border, to increase the number of detention beds, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 5/10/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
62. H.R.2672 : To direct the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to enhance the mutual security and safety of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Harris, Katherine [FL-13] (introduced 5/26/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
173. H.AMDT.365 to H.R.3010 An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the SSA to administer Social Security benefit payments under a totalization agreement with Mexico which are inconsistent with federal law.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] (introduced 6/24/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Hayworth amendment (A023) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
182. H.AMDT.996 to H.R.5522 An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section providing for a limitation on international narcotics control and law enforcement assistance for Mexico to not more than $39 million.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 6/9/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2006 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Brown-Waite, Ginny amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.
183. H.AMDT.998 to H.R.5522 An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill under the heading Economic Support Fund to provide assistance to Mexico.
Sponsor: Rep King, Steve [IA-5] (introduced 6/9/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2006 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the King (IA) amendment (A014) Failed by recorded vote: 93 - 311 (Roll no. 245).
197. S.169 : A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to identify a route that passes through the States of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 1/26/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
202. S.214 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with the States on the border with Mexico and other appropriate entities in conducting a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 1/31/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 5/10/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
225. S.853 : A bill to direct the Secretary of State to establish a program to bolster the mutual security and safety of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] (introduced 4/20/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
308. S.3622 : A bill to authorize the President to negotiate the creation of a North American Investment Fund between the Governments of Canada, of Mexico, and of the United States to increase the economic competitiveness of North America in a global economy.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 6/29/2006) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/29/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
[NOTE: THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED]
320. S.3949 : A bill to study the geographic areas in Mexico from which illegal immigrants are entering the United States and to develop plans to address the social, political, and economic conditions that are contributing to such illegal immigration.
Sponsor: Sen Frist, William H. [TN] (introduced 9/27/2006) Cosponsors (None)
The text of S.3949 has not yet been received from GPO
325. S.AMDT.3191 to S.2454 To require the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to collect statistics, and prepare reports describing the statistics, relating to deaths occurring at the border between the United States and Mexico.
Sponsor: Sen Frist, William H. [TN] (introduced 3/30/2006) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2006 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 3191 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 0. Record Vote Number: 83.
The text of S.AMDT.3191 has not yet been received from GPO
II. From the keyword search "corridor":
4. H.R.99 : To designate California State Route 99 as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System and a future route on the Interstate System.
Sponsor: Rep Nunes, Devin [CA-21] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 1/5/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
7. H.R.169 : To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate a high priority corridor in California.
Sponsor: Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita [CA-37] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/5/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
9. H.R.430 : To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to identify a route that passes through the States of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.
Sponsor: Rep Udall, Tom [NM-3] (introduced 1/26/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
15. H.R.1253 : To extend a certain high priority corridor in the States of Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Sponsor: Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
36. H.R.3851 : To provide for the competitive operation of the Northeast rail corridor using State and private sector initiatives.
Sponsor: Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7] (introduced 9/21/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 9/22/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
46. H.R.5997 : To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to identify a western passage of the CANAMEX Corridor in Arizona, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] (introduced 7/28/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
51. S.169 : A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to identify a route that passes through the States of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 1/26/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
61. S.995 : A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor in the State of Texas as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/11/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/11/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
77. S.4043 : A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate a portion of Interstate Route 14 as a high priority corridor, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 9/29/2006) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
The text of S.4043 has not yet been received from GPO
III. From the keyword search "Canada":
23. H.R.3 Title: To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 2/9/2005) Cosponsors (79)
Related Bills: H.CON.RES.226, H.RES.140, H.RES.144, H.RES.399, H.R.3302, S.732
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-59 [GPO: Text, PDF]
House Reports: 109-12, 109-12 Part 2; Latest Conference Report: 109-203 (in Congressional Record H7043-7550)
Subtitle C: Mobility and Efficiency - (Sec. 1301) Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a program to provide grants to states for surface transportation projects of national and regional significance (allocating grant amounts for FY2005-FY2009 for specified projects); (2) a program to make allocations to states for highway construction projects in corridors of national significance to promote economic growth and international or interregional trade (allocating grant amounts for FY2005-FY2009 for specified projects); (3) a coordinated border infrastructure program to distribute funds to border states to improve the safe movement of motor vehicles between the United States and Canada and Mexico; (4) a pilot program to address the shortage of long-term parking for commercial motor vehicles on the NHS (authorizing appropriations for FY2006-FY2009); (5) a freight intermodal distribution pilot grant program to relieve congestion and improve safety (authorizing appropriations for FY2005-FY2009); (6) a Delta Region transportation development program in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee for multistate highway planning, development, and construction projects (authorizing appropriations for FY2006-FY2009); and (7) an interstate oasis program.
43. H.R.878 To improve the reliability of the Nation's electric transmission system.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 2/17/2005) Cosponsors (25)
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Urges the President to negotiate international agreements with the governments of Canada and Mexico to provide effective compliance with reliability standards and the effectiveness of the ERO in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
49. H.R.1481 To ensure reliability of electric service to provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks in order to support competitive electricity markets to modernize regulation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] (introduced 4/5/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Urges the President to negotiate international agreements with the governments of Canada and Mexico to provide for: (1) effective compliance with reliability standards; and (2) the effectiveness of the ERO in the United States and Canada or Mexico.
72. H.R.3377 To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 7/21/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-37 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Here’s the deal. Trade agreements are fine for prosperity and partnership, sure. No harm there.
Watch for the Amero to emerge as the dollar continues to tank. A common currency is the key to further integration. Watch also for the responses and policies implemented after the next terrorist attack on the US. It’s a convenient excuse to further degrade our Constitutional rights, as the Patriot Act has the potential to do.
After a trade community is established, it’s not so far a leap to bring judicial authority into the picture, as entities across borders get into disputes. The progression continues, and like a frog slowly boiled, we have a NAU.
Sure, the three nations exist in name, as they do in Europe, but there’s no real meaning to them.