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Publication Date: October 2005
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): James Jay Carafano
Research Area: Military and defense
Keywords: Homeland defense; secure border
Type: Brief
Abstract:
Because the U.S. Coast Guard plays a central role in immigration control along America's U.S. coasts, its modernization program should be a priority component of the Secure Border Initiative, and Congress should fully fund Coast Guard modernization programs to enhance homeland security.