Southwest Border Security Consortium

The Southwest Border Security Consortium (SBSC) is a joint venture of nine U.S. universities in the states of Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas to develop and promote scientific and policy solutions to issues facing the United States-Mexico border region.

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Southwest Border Security Consortium

The SBSC is also addressing border issues by offering a comprehensive, multi-institutional set of capabilities to relevant agencies such as the federal departments of Homeland Security, Defense, Energy and Transportation.

Members

Arizona

• Arizona State University
• University of Arizona

California

• San Diego State University

New Mexico

• New Mexico State University
• New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech)
• University of New Mexico

Texas

• Texas A&M University
• University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
• University of Texas at San Antonio

See also

• United States-Mexico border
• Border
• Border control

External links

• The SBSC Announcement Brochure (2006)
• Announcement, Homeland Security News Wire (Nov. 21, 2006)
• Press Release, New Mexico Tech News (Tucson, AZ) (Nov. 13, 2006)