U.S. - Mexico Border: Chamber of Commerce outlines “Steps to a 21st Century U.S.-Mexico Border”

Chamber of Commerce outlines “Steps to a 21st Century U.S.-Mexico Border” – Cronkite News: "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce laid out a coordinated border plan Wednesday that calls for combined improvements in infrastructure, security, immigration policies and trade, instead of the current piecemeal approach.

The public and private investment in such a program is needed to create a 21st century U.S.-Mexico border that will allow both countries to be secure and to compete in the global economy, the report said.

“Our security and our prosperity intersect at the border,” said former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, chairman of the U.S. Chamber’s National Security Task Force, who unveiled the report.

(Regarding) Immigration: U.S. businesses will depend on comprehensive immigration reform in order to be globally competitive and grow. One USCC recommendation: The legal flow of people, goods, and services needs to be streamlined through an improved temporary-worker program."