| Publisher | Heritage Foundation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | HTML | Date added | 14 Jun 2004 |
| Topics | Border Security, Physical Infrastructure Protection | ||
| Downloads | 1 | ||
National efforts to enhance the security of the goods, people, and services that everyday cross the thousands of miles of land borders and tens of thousands of miles of coastline ringing the United States are a vital component of protecting the homeland. This article reaffirms the importance of this task as an essential component of the national homeland security strategy, assess the progress that has been made so far, make the case for further initiatives that will help create a more sustainable and integrated approach to protecting the flow of human and material capital transiting America's borders.
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