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HOMELAND SECURITY
 Executive Order: Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities,
The White House, July 31, 2008
Fact Sheet: A Lasting Framework for United States Intelligence Activities,
The White House, July 31, 2008
LATEST NEWS
(From: America.gov)
United States Plans New Travel Procedures for 27 Countries
Implementation to take effect in January 2009
By Jonathan Schaffer, Staff Writer
17 June 2008
Washington -- Beginning January 12, 2009, travelers to the United States from 22 countries in Europe and five in the Asia-Pacific region currently exempt from certain U.S. visa requirements will be using a new online travel authorization process.
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Improved Economies Will Lead to More Visa Waiver Agreements
U.S. officials hope to add eight more countries to the program in 2008
By Stephen Kaufman, Staff Writer
15 May 2008
Washington -- The vast majority of visitors to the United States who overstay their visas do so for economic reasons, and Bush administration officials expressed optimism that as non-U.S. economies improve, more countries will become eligible to participate in the visa waiver program (VWP) that allows visits for business or pleasure for up to 90 days without a visa.
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FACT SHEETS
- A Lasting Framework for United States Intelligence Activities, The White House, July 31, 2008
- 2008 State of the Union Policy Initiative: Improving Border Security and Immigration, The White House, January 28, 2008
- 2008 State of the Union Policy Initiative: Giving Our National Security Professionals Tools They Need to Protect America, The White House, January 28, 2008
- The Merida Initiative: United States – Mexico – Central America Security Cooperation, Office of the Spokesman/U.S. Department of State, October 22, 2007
- National Strategy for Homeland Security, The White House, October 9, 2007
- The Sixth Anniversary of 9/11: Remembering Lives Lost and Heroic Sacrifices Made, The White House, September 11, 2007
- Improving Border Security and Immigration Within Existing Law, The White House, August 10, 2007
- The Terrorist Threat to the U.S. Homeland, The White House, July 17, 2007
- Acting This Year to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform, The White House, April 9, 2007
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SPEECHES, REPORTS and DOCUMENTS
- Executive Order: Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities, The White House, July 31, 2008
- President Bush Commemorates Fifth Anniversary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., March 6, 2008
 National Strategy for Homeland Security, Homeland Security Council, The White House, October 2007- Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Commerce Secretary Gutierrez at a Press Conference on Border Security and Administrative Immigration Reforms, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, August 10, 2007
- Remarks by Secretary Chertoff at a Press Conference on Secure Flight and the Advance Passenger Information System, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, August 9, 2007
- Press Briefing by White House Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend, The White House, July 17, 2007
- National Intelligence Estimate: The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland (pdf), National Intelligence Council, July 2007
- President Bush Disappointed by Congress's Failure to Act on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Spruance Auditorium, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, June 28, 2007
- President Bush Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform with Associated Builders and Contractors, Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C., June 14, 2007
- President's Statement on Bipartisan Immigration System Proposal, The White House, May 17, 2007
- President Bush Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform in Yuma, Arizona, U.S. Border Patrol - Yuma Station Headquarters, Yuma, Arizona, April 9, 2007
- President Bush Discusses Department of Homeland Security Priorities, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C., February 8, 2007
- President Discusses Creation of Military Commissions to Try Suspected Terrorists, The White House, Washington, D.C., September 6, 2006
 National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, The White House, September 2006 9/11 - Five Years Later: Successes and Challenges, The White House, September 2006- President Discusses Global War on Terror, Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C., September 5, 2006
- Stopping Terrorists Before They Strike: The Justice Department's Power of Prevention, Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 16, 2006
- President Bush Meets with Counterterrorism Team, National Counterterrorism Center, McLean, Virginia, August 15, 2006
- President Bush Discusses Terror Plot Upon Arrival in Wisconsin, Austin Straubel International Airport, Green Bay, Wisconsin, August 10, 2006
- Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Announcing a Change to the Nation's Threat Level for the Aviation Sector, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, August 10, 2006
- President's Radio Address, The White House, August 5, 2006
- President Bush Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform in Texas, Anzalduas Park, Mission, Texas, August 3, 2006
- President Bush Addresses the Nation on Immigration Reform, The White House, May 15, 2006
 The National Security Strategy of the United States of America, The White House, March 2006 (pdf)- Secure Borders and Open Doors in the Information Age, Remarks by Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Dean Acheson Auditorium, Washington, D.C., January 17, 2006
- Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Secure Borders and Open Doors in the Information Age, Washington, D.C., January 17, 2006
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CRS REPORTS
(published by the Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress)
- National Security Strategy: Legislative Mandates, Execution to Date, and Considerations for Congress (pdf), May 28, 2008
- Homeland Security: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Border Surveillance (pdf), updated May 13, 2008
- Border Security: Key Agencies and Their Missions (pdf), updated May 13, 2008
- Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border (pdf), updated May 13, 2008
- Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress (pdf), updated May 9, 2008
- Organizing for Homeland Security: The Homeland Security Council Reconsidered (pdf), March 19, 2008
- U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions (pdf), updated February 29, 2008
- Visa Waiver Program (pdf), updated January 31, 2008
- U.S. Immigration Policy on
Temporary Admissions (pdf), updated January 31, 2008
- Visa Issuances: Policy, Issues, and Legislation (pdf), updated January 24, 2008
- Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs (pdf), updated January 17, 2008
- Immigration Reform: Brief Synthesis of Issue (pdf), updated August 23, 2007
- Point Systems for Immigrant Selection: Options and Issues (pdf), June 5, 2007
- Border Security: The Complexity of the Challenge (pdf), updated January 24, 2007
- FEMA Reorganization Legislation in the 109th Congress (pdf), July 7, 2006
- Transportation Security: Issues for the 109th Congress, updated June 23, 2006
- Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress (pdf), updated June 8, 2006
- Homeland Security: Defending U.S. Airspace (pdf), updated June 6, 2006
- Project BioShield (pdf), updated June 5, 2006
- Federal Emergency Management and Homeland
Security Organization: Historical Developments and Legislative Options (pdf), updated June 1, 2006
- Homeland Security: Coast Guard Operations - Background and Issues for Congress (pdf), updated June 1, 2006
- Border Security and Military Support: Legal Authorizations and Restrictions (pdf), updated May 23, 2006
- Nonimmigrant Overstays: Brief Synthesis of the Issue (pdf), May 22, 2006
- Homeland Security Department: FY2007 Appropriations (pdf), May 10, 2006
- Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends (pdf), updated April 21, 2006
- Civilian Patrols Along the Border: Legal and Policy Issues (pdf), April 7, 2006
- Immigration Enforcement Within the United States (pdf), April 6, 2006
- USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005: A Legal Analysis (pdf), March 24, 2006
- State and Urban Area Homeland Security Plans and Exercises: Issues for the 109th Congress (pdf), March 3, 2006
- Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles (pdf), updated February 16, 2006
- U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program (pdf), updated January 26, 2006
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