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U.S., Mexican officials sign customs and border-security agreement

The Associated Press
Monday, August 13, 2007
MEXICO CITY: Mexican and U.S. customs officials signed an agreement Monday aimed at fighting contraband and terrorism while streamlining trade across the border.

The agreement sets up four working groups to encourage cooperation between agencies on both sides of the border, which sees more than US$320 billion (€230 billion) in trade cross each year, said Mexico Customs Administrator Juan Jose Bravo.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Ralph Basham said the agreement represents a mutual desire of the United States and Mexico to protect their people and economies.

Basham said the relationship with Mexico is crucial to the U.S. customs and border patrol agency's mission of keeping "terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the United States — and to do so without slowing down the flow of legitimate trade."

He said the plan gives customs officials a roadmap for sharing information, encouraging professionalism, facilitating trade, improving cooperation among law enforcement and ensuring ways to resume business should it be disturbed "for any reason."

Among the goals Mexican and U.S. customs officials hope to achieve are the synchronization of electronic data and increased transparency between agencies to help root out corruption.

Julie Meyers, assistant secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said the "urgency and necessity" of the agreement is reflected in the recent seizure of 160 weapons and 20,000 rounds of ammunitions entering Mexico from Arizona and the apprehension of two suspected arms smugglers. The interception was a result of collaboration between Mexican and U.S. authorities, she said.

Bravo said 70,000 trucks and 250,000 passenger vehicles cross the 3,000-kilometer (1,860-mile) border each day, while commerce between the two nations is growing at an annual rate of 10 percent.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/ ... ustoms.php

This language smells like the NAU and SPP.

W

YEP IT SURE DOES. THEY ARE PUSHING AHEAD.....EVEN THOUGH WTP HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THEY DONT WANT IT TO HAPPEN

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

This language smells like the NAU and SPP.

W

I AGREE

What makes you think they give a bleep about what the populace wants! We are insignificant -just like the homeless guy who gives you advice. Have you never had a job where management made a change without consulting the people who actually do the job? It really is a shame how our forefathers created a system that made us the most prosperous nation in the world, yet we have moved away from the basic principles and ideals of that system.

It is SPP/NAU All for the sake of Security and the movement of goods and people. The fact that it took days for this to hit the fringe media sorces.

U.S. and Mexico Sign Customs Coordination Plan
8/20/2007 - portsecuritynews.com

The United States and Mexico last week (August 13) signed an agreement providing for a joint strategic plan for customs coordination between the two nations. The plan sets goals for customs inspections along the U.S.-Mexico border. Signing the agreement for the United States was U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Ralph Basham and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Assistant Secretary Julie Myers. For Mexico, Customs Administrator General Juan Jose Bravo signed it.

Basham said: “CBP, Ice, and Mexico Customs will expand our existing cooperation in matters related to law enforcement, integrity, trade facilitation, border management, customs-trade partnerships, security and business resumption.â€

It smells like NAU - for sure, for sure.

Yup see how its only the US and Mexico and how Canada is not in this agreement!

Yes it is another brick in the NAU wall! They need to get the NATFA bridge up first before they go for the NAU... Congress and Senate need to voice our concerns to the president to show him we are against any and all policies that will open our borders to Mexico and Canada in the risk of our national security and sovereignty!!!!

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

This language smells like the NAU and SPP.

W

Ho Doubt.

Among the goals Mexican and U.S. customs officials hope to achieve are the synchronization of electronic data and increased transparency between agencies to help root out corruption.

Will this electronic data also be the Real ID data they want so badly?