Intense Scrutiny Dept: Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, is holding a Senate hearing next week to prod federal officials for details about security initiatives along the border, according to CTV. News of Schumer's hearing before the subcommittee on immigration, refugees and border security came the same day that Canada's Fraser Institute released a report on U.S. congressional perceptions about Canada and wASHINGTON The Canada-U.S. border will once again be under intense scrutiny in the United States as a congressional hearing aims to push for tighter security measures along the much-maligned boundary. Schumer said Tuesday that top officials from the Department of Homeland Security, formed after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will attend the hearing to discuss proposals that include employing military-grade radar along the border to crack down on drug smugglers. As
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