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U.S. Travel Lobbying Feds to Hire More Airport Border Agents
By Tyler Davidson
The excruciatingly long wait times suffered by international travelers arriving by air into the U.S. are placing an unnecessary damper on the travel industry and the economy in general, and Congress and President Obama need to enact some key policy changes to fix it, according to a report issued by the U.S. Travel Association.
“If you look at the numbers, they’re big and they’re important. In 2012 we welcomed 66 million international visitors, but unfortunately, in many of our gateway airports, during peak times of travel those visitors would wait three to four hours to get through customs and border protection,” said Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association. “We’ve found that the long process and the long wait times have travelers telling their friends that they’re going to avoid the U.S., which could cost us 100 million travelers over five years. That’s $95 billion dollars and 518,000 jobs.”
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U.S. Travel: Key Policy Adjustments
U.S. Travel recommends five key policy adjustments to reduce airport entry wait times for international travelers.
- Hiring 3,500 additional CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) officers,
as provided for in the Senate immigration bill (S. 744).
- Staffing flexibility to ensure CBP’s officers are allocated for maximum efficiency.
- Implementing enhanced technology to alleviate pressure on CBP officer staffing.
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