UB Regional Institute Showcases “Border Barometer” at Washington DC Border Issues Conference

A Border Barometer released by the UB Regional Institute and the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University reports on several key border performance indicators for major regions along the U.S.-Canadian line, including trade flows, vehicle crossings, binational governance networks and even NEXUS enrollment. The Border Barometer concludes that regional variation emerges as a key theme for policymakers to consider when thinking about border governance. Key data gaps are also revealed by the report, including border wait times, processing rates and measures of border security, such as regional comparisons of arrests made at borders. Kathryn Bryk Friedman, institute deputy director, presented these findings at a border conference in Washington D.C. last week.