Legal ease.CROSS-BORDER TRAVEL AND TRADE The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States on Jan. 5 launched US-VISIT US-VISIT United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program, which stipulates new entry procedures for most foreign visitors with non-immigrant visas at 115 airports and 14 seaports. The system utilizes biometrics, cutting-edge technology that uses individually unique physical characteristics to determine or verify identity. The U.S. government also began a pilot test of exit procedures for visa-holding tourists leaving Washington-area airports and certain seaports in Miami. Foreign visitors leaving the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. from those locations will be required to confirm their departure at automatic kiosks. Federal officials will evaluate the tests and consider alternative departure confirmation methods throughout 2004. Congress mandated that an automated entry-exit program be implemented at the 50 busiest land ports of entry by Dec. 31, 2004, and at all land ports by Dec. 31, 2005. A Request for Proposal was issued in November to engage the private sector to help the program develop optimum solutions for entry and exit processing. The contract will be awarded in May 2004 (For more on airport security, see story, p. 24). MORE WOES FOR JUAREZ A new study released by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC (Central Electronic Complex) The set of hardware that defines a mainframe, which includes the CPU(s), memory, channels, controllers and power supplies included in the box. Some CECs, such as IBM's Multiprise 2000 and 3000, include data storage devices as well. ) suggests that children in the border town of Ciudad Juarez are being hospitalized and dying because of air pollution at levels that are below Mexico's current health standards. It is the first time a study has measured air pollution impacts on children living in poor conditions along the Mexico-U.S. border. Nafta has led to an increase in truck traffic, and pollution, at North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. border points. In 2001, more than 1 million trucks passed between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. , Texas. Paul Miller The name Paul Miller is shared by a number of people.
Edward M. Ranger, the only U.S. environmental lawyer licensed in Mexico, compiles this information for BUSINESS MEXICO. Any questions or comments may be directed to EdRanger@usa.net |
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