Korol/Landov: Just 32 of the 4,000 miles – less than 1% – along the northern border
have an “acceptable level” of security, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Worried about terrorists sneaking into the United States? You might want to look north.
It turns out that even as Mexico grapples with drug and gang violence, the U.S.-Canadian border poses a bigger terror risk, according to a new government report.
Just 32 of the 4,000 miles – less than 1% – along the northern border have an “acceptable level” of security, according to the Government Accountability Office report, released Tuesday.
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) called the report “absolutely alarming” during a news conference on Capitol Hill.
He fears the northern border provides “easy passage into America by extremists, terrorists and criminals whose purpose it to harm the American people.”
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who released the report alongside Lieberman, said potential crossers include illegal immigrants, criminals trafficking humans and drugs, and, potentially, terrorists.
The report by the watchdog arm of Congress said federal officials can only detect illegal border crossings along 1,007 miles of the border, and blasted federal agencies for not cooperating with each other.
It also found that illegal crossings by terrorists are more likely to occur across the northern border than the southern border.
A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security said the agency has taken steps to secure the northern border, like deploying more border patrol agents and adding better technology and infrastructure. He also said the department was working to address the GAO’s findings.
Collins called the report “shocking” and said Homeland Security was distributing money to the southern border “to the detriment” of the northern border.
“It is very clear from this report that the United States remains very vulnerable,” she said.
Some members of the Canadian Parliament shrugged off U.S. worries. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told The Canadian Press that his country has worked hard to improve security along the border and that added measures would simply hamper trade and travel between the two countries.
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