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	Environmental Protection Agency US-Mexico Border Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The proposed Border 2012 Program was announced in September 2002 in Mexico at the meeting of the environmental authorities of the ten border states, and in the United States in the Federal Register.
		The Workgroup assessed hazardous and solid waste problems in the border area, improved the monitoring of the transboundary movements of hazardous waste in the border region, identified the hazardous waste generators and management facilities in the region and established a system to notify its counterpart country of new facilities.
		Border environmental health efforts focus on reducing the risk to border families, especially children, that may result from exposure to air pollution, drinking water contaminants, pesticides and other toxic chemicals.
	www.epa.gov /usmexicoborder/intro.htm (5667 words)

	Border states (Civil War) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term border states refers to the five slave states of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and western Virginia that were on the border between the Northern Union states and the Southern slave states that formed the Confederate States of America.
		With geographic, social, political, and economic connections to both the North and South, the border states were critical to the outcome of the war and still delineate the cultural border that separates the North from the South.
		Shortly afterwards, the Provisional Confederate Congress was adjourned on February 17, 1862, on the eve of inauguration of a permanent Congress.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Border_states_(Civil_War) (2750 words)

	Border Children Justice Projects
		Border Children Justice Projects is a one of a series of publications for program development produced by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission.
		The goal of the Border Children Justice Project is to coordinate the return of Mexican juvenile offenders to their respective communities after processing them through the Texas juvenile justice system.
		A position paper on border children in Texas was developed and presented to Governor Clements and the United States State Department.
	www.tjpc.state.tx.us /publications/reports/border_children.htm (4940 words)

	Border States In The Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The first blood was spilled during the Baltimore Riots in March 1861, and though the state contributed substantially to the war effort with men and materiel, the Federal government garrisoned troops in the state as a precautionary measure.
		And in the Western border states Federal troops had to be kept from the front to hold the occupied territory from Confederate invaders.
		Though the border states remained pro-Union, even severely divided Kentucky and Missouri, the effort to nurture their loyalty in the face of bitter internal struggles weighed heavily on Lincoln's overall plan to win the war.
	www.civilwarhome.com /borderstates.htm (466 words)

	Accomplishments - Executive Summary for XXI Border Governor's Conference
		A U.S. border state hosted a preliminary meeting with the Mexican border states to discuss foreign animal disease responses to continue enhancing the lines of communication between the border states.
		A letter was written which will be sent by the border governors to the border authorities or border planning and urban development organizations to persuade them to coordinate and establish an exchange of information to achieve better planning on both sides of the border.
		The State of Texas, through its Water Smart program found at http://www.watersmart.org/, is working with local governments to conserve and optimize water use.
	www.sos.state.tx.us /border/jdxxiaccomplishments.shtml (4507 words)

	Bush border plan for Guard hits snag
		Nearly two months after Bush's announcement of plans to station 6,000 Guard personnel along the border with Mexico, U.S. Border Patrol officials said 898 Guard soldiers are actually working in direct support of agents in the four border states, freeing up 173 agents, about 1.5 percent of the patrol's workforce.
		Some federal and state officials are concerned that the National Guard deployment hasn't gone according to plan but say that they're confident adding troops at the border will help improve security.
		The four border states combined deployed about 1,400 Guard members to the border, but the federal government has had trouble finding other states that can spare large contingents of troops.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/news/articles/0708borderguard.html (1076 words)

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		From the 1890s to the early 1930s, sixteen southern and border states had laws dealing with lynching and mob violence, but enforcement was uneven and ineffectual.
		The proportion of TB cases among Mexican-born persons from counties bordering Mexico was similar for Arizona (43%), New Mexico (41%), and Texas (42%);...
		It is true that Mexico’s border states, due largely to employment generated by the maquiladora industry, have poverty rates lower than the national average.
	www.lycos.com /info/border-states.html?page=2 (399 words)

	CNN.com - Bush pushes immigration plan on border visit - May 18, 2006
		The National Guard troops will come from units in potentially every state, and will be under the command of the governors of the four southern border states of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
		During Bush's visits with border agents and other officials Thursday in Yuma, Arizona, he did not discuss either of two competing proposals in Congress -- one approved by the House that would build 700 miles of fence and one in the Senate that would build half that.
		Asked if they favored a program that would allow temporary workers to come to the United States without leading to citizenship, 48 percent were in favor and 46 percent opposed, which was within the poll's sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
	www.cnn.com /2006/POLITICS/05/18/bush.border/index.html (975 words)

	Border Affairs: Environmental Issues in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - ...
		The TCEQ’s Border Affairs unit in the Intergovernmental Relations Division supports those regional offices and, because environmental causes and effects cross international borders, that unit also communicates and develops programs with Mexican state and federal officials, and the U.S. EPA and other U.S. border states.
		Some of the border counties are among the poorest counties in the United States.
		State of the Rio Grande and the Environment of the Border Region, published in 2002 as Volume 3 of the agency’s Strategic Plan for that year.
	www.tceq.state.tx.us /border/index.html (443 words)

	US Border Patrol Overview
		Just as on September 11, 2001, when United States Air Force fighter pilots were faced with protecting America by crashing their unarmed aircraft into al Qaeda hijacked aircraft, on March 9th, 1916, our forces could only throw themselves at the enemy with bolt action rifles....
		The monstrous catastrophe that is our border will only be "discovered" when al Qaeda crosses that border in strength -- with biological weapons so horrible that the survivors, a hundred years hence, will weep for our suffering -- and then it will be far, far, too late.
		The only men and women who protect our borders -- and thus our country -- and the priceless hopes and dreams of those million men who gave their lives for us -- are the men and women of the United States Border Patrol.
	www.usborderpatrol.com /borderframe090.htm (943 words)

	Ethiopian Border states
		These are states that were independent or under Ethiopian suzerainty before being incorporated into the Ethiopian Empire.
		Members of the elite in Ethiopia and some of the border states had, in addition to their common (and if Christian their baptismal)name a so-called "horse name" (yefaras sem).
		1531 Harar is a successor state to Yefat.
	www.worldstatesmen.org /Ethiopia_states.html (283 words)

	Border States
		The Border States were slave states that shared a border with free states to the north.
		Sentiment in that state's 40 western counties, however, was strongly against secession.
		The border states seceding with the rest of the South "Stonewall" Jackson survives and continues to lead General Lee being placed in command from the War's outset...
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h401.html (268 words)

	Characteristics of Foreign-Born Hispanic Patients with Tuberculosis -- Eight U.S. Counties Bordering Mexico, 1995
		In 1995, local health departments in these states conducted an epidemiologic study to characterize patterns of immigration and migration among foreign-born Hispanic patients with TB and their behaviors in seeking health care.
		Of the 76 (49%) patients who had been born in non-border states, 43 (57%) immigrated directly from their respective state of birth, and 33 (43%) moved to a border town and then immigrated to the United States.
		Most (44 {86%}) of the 51 patients who were not born in border towns but who immigrated to the United States from a border town had lived in that town for greater than or equal to 2 years before immigration.
	www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00044624.htm (1626 words)

	House Border Security Bill Falls Short
		The bill’s 13 titles deal with everything from securing the border and minimizing corruption and fraud to increasing penalties for being unlawfully present in the country to tightening the rules for legally entering and remaining in the United States.
		In addition, in a civil lawsuit, the state law enforcement officers would be considered to have been acting under federal authority, thereby shifting liability to the federal government and providing additional immunity for the state law enforcement officers enforcing federal laws.
		Border security may be primarily a federal issue, but it is also one that cannot be solved without local involvement.
	www.heritage.org /Research/HomelandDefense/bg1919.cfm (1931 words)

	Cross Border Initiatives - State Agency Advisory Roundtable On Border/Mexican Affairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The five Border States signed a "Joint Declaration" signifying a continued international commitment to the development of affordable housing and the improvement of infrastructure along mutual borders.
		The XVI Border Governors’ Conference was a success and the housing representatives from the ten Border States will move towards developing a U.S./Mexico Border Housing Plan.
		The Binational Group on Bridges and Border Crossings meets to discuss proposed bridges and border crossings and their related infrastructure and to exchange technical information so that those projects which both federal governments deem beneficial may complete the approval process of the two respective governments.
	www.sos.state.tx.us /border/crossborderinitiatives.shtml (1216 words)

	CNN.com - Feds' border action not nearly enough - Jun 19, 2005
		However, most of these additional agents are being transferred from other border states at a time when the federal government should be hiring as many new agents as possible.
		In his budget, the president provided for 210 additional Border Patrol agents this year, when it's been mandated that 2,000 were needed.
		The decision to send more agents to the most vulnerable stretch of the U.S. border with Mexico is a step forward in apprehending the many illegal aliens who will sneak into the country this year.
	www.cnn.com /2005/US/03/31/border.agents/index.html (725 words)

	USATODAY.com - Only 483 Guard working on Mexican border (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		SACRAMENTO (AP) — On the deadline to have 2,500 troops along the Mexican border, the National Guard said Friday that only 483 were in position and working with the U.S. Border Patrol as the Bush administration had directed.
		As evidence, he said the early arrival of troops had allowed the Border Patrol to send 125 agents "back to the front lines," and helped the Border Patrol catch nearly 200 illegal immigrants, seize 123 pounds of marijuana, 18 pounds of cocaine and seven vehicles.
		The remaining forces — 1,816 — are in training somewhere in the four states, with some at bases as far away as Sacramento — 600 miles from the border.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2006-06-29-border-guard_x.htm (790 words)

	Border States - Supply Chain Solutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Board of Directors for Border States, announces Vice President–South Central Region.
		Border States is more than a supply house.
		Border States is a Supply Chain Solutions Powerhouse.
	www.borderstateselectric.com (232 words)

	Online NewsHour: Governors Declare Emergency Along U.S.-Mexico Border -- August 18, 2005
		And this is also the response in certain parts of the border, not in all the border, in areas in which we have been very, very effective and we are restoring order, we have better, new policemen; we are enforcing the law and we are cooperating with American authorities.
		Sometimes we fail to recognize that we have along our conflict border within the United States and Mexico some of the largest corporations and drug enforcement in the world but the challenges are big and also the opportunities of working together.
		But when you have border security that is such a concern in terms of terrorist activities, in terms of drug smuggling, human smuggling, this is why we're asking for, pleas to both federal governments to just get a little more involved and active.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/latin_america/july-dec05/borders_8-18.html (1936 words)

	Border States to expand in New Mexico, Texas with Nunn Electric purchase
		Border States, Fargo, N.D., plans to extend its reach into New Mexico and Texas with an agreement to merge with Nunn Electric Supply Corp., Amarillo, Texas.
		Border States will establish a new region, the South Central region, which will include all of the Nunn branches, said Tammy Miller, president of Border States.
		Founded in 1952, Border States had $410 million in 2004 sales and is the 14th largest electrical distributor on Electrical Wholesaling's Top 200 listing.
	ewweb.com /mag/electric_border_states_expand (246 words)

	MOU 1994 - US/Mexico Border Transportation Planning - FHWA
		Other Federal and State transportation representatives may be included, as appropriate and as decided by the parties, in the Joint Working Committee.
		The participation of the representatives form the border States shall be governed by the constitutional precepts of their respective country.
		To invite the Department of State to designate a representative from the United States delegation to the United States-Mexico Bilateral Committee on Bridges and Border Crossings.
	www.borderplanning.fhwa.dot.gov /mou1994.asp (1520 words)

	Thomas Nast- The Border States
		The leaf is captioned, "The War in the West.", and has a large banner which reads, "The War in The Border States".
		The illustration shows a picture of the suffering of families living in the border states during the Civil War.
		The illustration captures the horror and loss of the Civil War, which was especially bad in the the Border States.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /Nast_Border_states.htm (384 words)

	Entrust Customer Stories: Southwest Border States Anti-Drug Information System
		The US border with Mexico spans 1,933 miles and the flow of drugs across the southwestern border crosses multiple law enforcement jurisdictional boundaries.
		The four border states requested and received funding for the SWBSADIS project from the Department of Defense, and the system became operational in 1997.
		Since each state operates its own information systems, the security framework linking them together had to be based on proven technologies that could interoperate with a variety of platforms and applications.
	www.entrust.com /success/index_southwest_border_states.htm (790 words)

	MOU - US/Mexico Border Transportation Planning - FHWA
		The Participants have decided that this new Memorandum should replace the Memorandum of Understanding signed on April 29, 1994 with the purpose of continuing to strengthen border transportation planning and programming processes between the Participants.
		The Participants intend to cooperate on binational transportation planning activities and continue the analysis of the present and future transportation infrastructure and operational needs that facilitate safe, efficient, and economical transborder transportation movements.
		One Representative from each of the four United States Border States.
	www.borderplanning.fhwa.dot.gov /mou2000.asp (741 words)

	SWRCB Border- Ten State Retreat
		Leading officials of the state agencies responsible for environmental quality and protection, and natural resource conservation for the States of ARIZONA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA, CHIHUAHUA, COAHUILA, NEW MEXICO, NUEVO LEÓN, SONORA, TAMAULIPAS and TEXAS met in Saltillo, Coahuila on May 16-18, 2005 for the Eighth Annual Ten States Retreat: Coahuila 2005.
		The representatives committed to maintain and enhance the dialogue among the environmental agencies of the ten border states, and further improve and strengthen collaborative activities on issues of common interest.
		The state officials also explored ways to improve cooperation with representatives from other Work Tables and Sub-Committees of the Border Governors' Conference (BGC).
	www.swrcb.ca.gov /border/tenstates.html (191 words)

	Border states rebel against ID measure - U.S. Security - MSNBC.com
		In a bow to lawmakers whose states neighbor Canada, the Homeland Security Department is considering easing some of the rules for infrequent border crossers.
		Williams said the administration was looking at issuing short-term passes, or one-day passes, for legitimate border travelers who have neither a passport nor the proposed “PASS” card that is being developed.
		They have since pitted lawmakers from border states against those from the heartland, strained relations with Canada, and forced Homeland Security to roll out technology and training under a deadline that may prove too aggressive to meet.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/12498004 (882 words)

	Border States Expands in Wyoming
		Border States Electric Supply, Fargo, N.D., has expanded in Wyoming with the purchase of Miller Electric Supply Inc. of Gillette, Wyo. Miller Electric Supply will operate under the name of Border States Electric Supply and marks the company's 24th branch location.
		Border States Electric Supply is an employee-owned company with over 650 employees in 11 states and Mexico.
		Miller Electric Supply was founded in 1985 by Al Miller and serves the construction and industrial markets with 10 employees.
	ewweb.com /mag/electric_border_states_expands (108 words)

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