Regional Perspectives on “Beyond the Border” David Davidson Border Policy Research Institute April 17, 2012
www.wwu.edu/bpri
Progress!! Rail and ferry preclearance NEXUS benefits and marketing New NEXUS ports (Sumas/Huntingdon + Lynden/Aldergrove) Single-window Law enforcement operations Shiprider NEXTGEN – “Jeeprider”
Shiprider & Domain Awareness
Progress?? – Primum non nocere… Border wait-time measurement Binational port operations committees (BPOC) Trusted-trader modifications (“Tier 2”) RFID-enabled documents
Wait-time Measurement via Magnetic Loop Depends on: Channelization Booth status (open/close, NEXUS/std.) Service rates
Documents in Non-NEXUS Lanes, Blaine, FFY2011