Specific Measures that Comprise Joint Action Plan with Mexico

• Conduct a joint survey of infrastructure along our common border to identify bottlenecks that impede the movement of goods and people.
• Develop integrated infrastructure investment plans to ensure that the economic competitiveness of the border region is not impaired as the volume of trade grows.
• Conduct security assessments of critical infrastructure and take steps to protect them from terrorist attack.

• Cooperate to identify individuals who pose threats to our societies before they arrive in North America.
• Develop and implement technology systems at ports of entry to speed the flow of bona-fide travelers.
• Coordinate efforts to deter smuggling of third-country nationals and establish a joint U.S.-Mexico Advanced Passenger Information exchange system.

• Implement technology-sharing programs to place non-intrusive inspection systems on cross-border rail lines and at high-volume ports of entry.
• Develop and implement technology systems to increase security at all points of the supply chain that links producers and consumers.
• Expand partnerships with the private sector to increase security of commercial shipments.

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