Regional Perspectives on“Beyond the Border”

David DavidsonBorder 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

• Border wait-time measurement• Binational port operations committees (BPOC)• Trusted-trader modifications (“Tier 2”)• RFID-enabled documents

Progress?? – Primum non nocere…

Wait-time Measurement via Magnetic Loop

• Depends on:– Channelization– Booth status (open/close, NEXUS/std.)– Service rates

Documents in Non-NEXUS Lanes,Blaine, FFY2011