Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Congress that tying trade agreements to labor or human rights standards amounts to protectionism that may ultimately harm the U.S. According to Greenspan, using such standards as a cure for the migration and outsourcing of jobs overseas could actually result in job losses. (WSJ Pub 03/12/04, www.wallstreetjournal.com)
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1. Greenspan Warns Against Tying Labor, Human Rights Standards to Trade Agreements
2. DHS Announces Arizona Border Control Initiative
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a press release announcing the unveiling of the "Arizona Border Control (ABC) Initiative," which, according to DHS, supports its mission to detect and deter terrorist activities and cross-border illegal trafficking of people and drugs. DHS states that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be used to increase border surveillance of illegal activities, and additional helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft will also be deployed. (DHS press release, dated 03/16/04, available at http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=3358)
3. DHS Proposed Rule on Asylum Claims Between U.S. and Canada
DHS has issued a proposed rule that would establish authority for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asylum officers to make certain threshold determinations concerning the applicability of the recently signed agreement between the U.S. and Canada which bars certain categories of aliens arriving from Canada at land border ports-of-entry and in transit from Canada from applying for protection in the U.S. Written comments are due on or before May 7, 2004. (FR Pub 03/08/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-5077.pdf)