The Center for Law and Border Studies is collaborating with UTEP's Center for Inter-American and Border Studies on a project to provide up to date information on political matters of importance to the area. This project involves the research of legislation affecting the U.S.-Mexico border region. The research involves finding out what bills are being passed by the 106th Congress that directly affect the border area.
Further research is conducted on specific bills that are of keen interest to the border.
This might include amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act, federal funding for water pollution control programs, or amendments to the Controlled Substances Act to protect children from drug traffickers. This more in-depth research involves calling the majority or minority office of the Senate or House that is working on the bill and speaking to the committee staffer handling the introduced bill. Finding out the status of the bills, the sponsor, and its place in committee allows for an accurate estimate of how quickly they may or may not become public law. All relevant research is then posted to a website for the Center for InterAmerican Border Studies. This research is being posted to provide both the public and the University community with public policy information that might be of interest to those living in the border region.