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Napolitano Directs CBP To Develop Index For Measuring Border Security

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Thursday, May 5th, 2011

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By Calvin Biesecker Amid disagreements between the Department of Homeland Security and some members of Congress and state and local politicians over whether the nation's border regions are becoming more secure, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has directed her department to develop new metrics to measure security and quality of life along the nation's southwest border. Napolitano told a Senate committee that the new "index" is being developed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and will include various law enforcement…

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