Passports and Border ID Cards....

While I am not keen on the need for Passports or Border ID Cards for U.S. citizens returning from Mexico or Canada, maybe it is to help expedite the entry of these folks. Especially with the advent of some of the new systems where everyone will be logged into the country in some form or fashion. Maybe those in charge think the cards or passports will not slow down the flow of people or goods coming into the country.

Truthfully the new systems and cards will probably slow the process, somewhat.

This is what we don't want, we don't want the Officers conducting threat assessment to rely on the documents or systems to make decisions!

We don't want the Officers to feel more pressure than is already exerted (and it is sometimes quite substantial) to process passengers and cargo faster because of the extra time needed to work in the new systems.

The threat assessment is predicated on the interview. We need more than the routine border questions, scan the document and say welcome to America because he answered all the questions right.

It is in the Interview, that is where you catch the bad guys.

Anything that takes the emphasis off the interview is bad for National Security.

And that is what I have to say about that.....


BT