oh canada- new border security plan

"The bulk of the money, $337 million, is for the electronic-Manifest program, which allows for computer-automated risk assessments of cargo shipments before they reach Canada... 'There's still going to be that human element at the border, to look at material and talk to the driver, but the amount of time that's going to be saved is going to be significant,' he said of the requirement to file electronic manifests in advance of cargo shipments." Washington Post, Jan. 13, 2007

BOLIVIA - CHILE BORDER

Top: map of the 860 km border between Chile and Bolivia
Top Middle: border between Bolivia and Chile border
Bottom middle: imigration office at the border
Bottom: Bolivia and Chile border along the rail line.

Illegal, but delicious immigrant salmon

A slightly old article about a different US-Canada border: the one between Canada and Alaska. It's relatively autonomous for people... but totally free for salmon. And it's causing this US official to freak out. After all, they should still be kept separate...

Border Sports?

Perhaps you are considering a sports facility as a program. Here are some images of volleyball being played across the US-Mexico border. Link to the LA Times article to read all about it.

This is an audio file of the radio program "Worldview" from January 23rd. The whole program is devoted to border crossings and it specifically deals with the Canadian-American situation. There are MANY intresting facts and bits of history. Like, did you know there was another time in history when passports were required to travel between Canada and the US? And the best part is, you can listen to it as you work...

Blogger Blocked at US Border!

Check this articale out from eweek. A man was turned away from re-entering the US because of his blog.
Blogger Blocked at U.S. Border

Border crossing problem

Conflict Analysis of the Schwartz Report, a study of the Windsor-Detroit border crossing conducted by researchers from the University of Windsor.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/10498/33255/01571298.pdf?arnumber=1571298