Northern Montana Border Subject to Drug/People Smuggling via Airplane - Billings Economy | Examiner.com: "Top members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released a new report Tuesday that found alarming security vulnerabilities on the 4,000 mile long northern border between the United States and Canada where, according to the Department of Homeland Security (or DHS), illegal crossings by terrorists are more likely than they are across the southern border.
The report evaluating northern border security was produced by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) upon the request of Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman. Senator Jon Tester is a member of the committee.
According to the report, the Border Patrol was aware of all illegal border crossings on only 25 percent of the border, or 1,007 out of 4,000 miles. The Border Patrol was aware of all illegal crossings and was able to make an immediate arrest on less than 1 percent or 32 miles of the 4,000 mile border. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) views the likelihood of terrorist crossing to be higher than they are at the southern border given the large expanse of area with limited law enforcement coverage and the presence of Islamist extremists in Canada."
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