Supervisors Scrutinize Border Security
All Pedestrians Entering U.S. From Mexico Will Be Checked
POSTED: 1:17 pm PDT October 16, 2001
UPDATED: 4:16 pm PDT October 16, 2001
SAN DIEGO -- Border security is under fire from two of county supervisors, 10News reported.
New visa cards, which are harder to fake, have been issued to foreigners coming into the United States. However, the technology to read the cards has not been installed at the border crossings.
Dianne Jacob and Greg Cox are urging the federal government to create new social security cards that are difficult to forge.Border crossings in Arizona and California have been at the highest state of alert since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.But inspectors haven't implemented a plan in place in New Mexico and Texas to require IDs from all U.S. citizens so inspectors can conduct electronic background checks.INS spokeswoman Virginia Kice said the plan has been delayed as the agency tries to iron out details such as whether to require identification for young children.Currently, U.S. citizens have not been required to show ID or undergo an electronic check for warrants as they walk across the border. But inspectors could require it at their discretion.The policy change is expected to add further delays for the more than 30,000 people who walk across the border from Tijuana to San Diego each day.
New visa cards, which are harder to fake, have been issued to foreigners coming into the United States. However, the technology to read the cards has not been installed at the border crossings. 
Previous Stories:
- October 13, 2001: New ID Checks Imposed At Border
- October 11, 2001: Filner: Save Border Businesses
- October 10, 2001: More Drugs Stay In Mexico Since Attacks
- October 8, 2001: Border Task Force Addresses Terrorism
- October 4, 2001: Fox Addresses Border Security, Economy
- October 2, 2001: Outdated Visas Turned Away At Border
- September 28, 2001: Extra Border Security Scares Drug Smugglers
- September 24, 2001: Border Security To Remain Tight
- September 20, 2001: Traffic Chaos Amid Heightened Border Security
- September 17, 2001: Long Border Waits Continue, Security Top Priority
- September 17, 2001: National Tragedy Sparks Border Slowness
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