Defense Contractors Look To Border For New Business

Yesterday, we reported that in the coming months, the federal government will finalize contracts — worth hundreds of millions of dollars — for new surveillance technology to be deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Immigration reform — if it passes — will likely include new funds for security and border enforcement.

And that’s generating a buzz among defense contractors and private tech companies that see border security as a lucrative business venture.

From the  Here & Now Contributors Network,  Jude Joffe-Block of  Fronteras Desk has the report.

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• Jude Joffe-Block, senior correspondent for Fronteras Desk. She tweets @judejoffeblock.

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