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      "title": "Border Security: U.S.-Canada Immigration Border Issues",
      "summary": "The United States and Canada are striving to balance adequate border security with other issues\nsuch\nas the facilitation of legitimate cross-border travel and commerce, and protecting civil liberties.\nCongress has taken action to improve border facility infrastructure, increase the number of border\npatrol agents and immigration inspectors at the northern border, and provide these officials with\nadditional technologically upgraded equipment. Congress has also taken action to track the entry\nand\nexit of foreign visitors by mandating an automated entry/exit system, however, its anticipated\nimplementation at the northern border may not have an adverse impact on travel as most Canadian\nnationals will be exempt from the requirements of the system. Moreover, there have been several\nbi-national initiatives aimed at making the border more secure while facilitating travel. These\ninitiatives are outlined in a 30-point plan, which was signed by officials from both countries in\nDecember 2001.",
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      "title": "Border Security: U.S.-Canada Border Issues",
      "summary": "The September 11 terrorist attacks and continued threats of future attacks have directed Congress\u2019s attention to U.S.-Canada border security-related issues. Both countries are striving to balance adequate border security with other issues such as the facilitation of legitimate cross-border travel and commerce, and protecting civil liberties. Congress has taken action (the USA PATRIOT Act, P.L. 107-56; and the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, P.L. 107-173) to increase the number of INS border patrol agents and inspectors at northern ports of entry and to provide these officials with additional technologically upgraded equipment.",
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