Focus on southern U.S. border may cost northern resources
Report: Plans to fix staffing shortages might be hindered
By WILSON RING, Associated Press
Published: July 9, 2019, 9:12pm
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A floating marker, shown in 2008, indicates the border between the U.S. and Canada on Lake Champlain in Vermont. Associated Press files
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Plans to reduce staffing shortages on the U.S. border with Canada could be hindered because the focus is on border security at the U.S. border with Mexico, according to a report by the federal Government Accountability Office.
The U.S. Border Patrol, the agency responsible for securing the land border with Canada between ports and entry, and the Air and Marine Operations, which provides aerial surveillance and along waterways, both said they were experiencing shortages of staff and equipment that’s needed to do their jobs.
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