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BORDER POROSITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- border porosity
1, record 1, English, border%20porosity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The characteristic of a border that is difficult to penetrate but is also exploited by terrorists, illegal immigrants and drug traffickers. 2, record 1, English, - border%20porosity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The book's] aim is to illustrate the border porosity that results when governments overlook such critical factors as market forces, local culture, and the political clout of borderland communities. 3, record 1, English, - border%20porosity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porosité de la frontière
1, record 1, French, porosit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20fronti%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- porosité frontalière 2, record 1, French, porosit%C3%A9%20frontali%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractère d'une frontière qui est difficile à traverser mais qui sert de porte d'entrée aux terroristes, aux immigrants illégaux et aux trafiquants de drogue. 3, record 1, French, - porosit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20fronti%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Maher Arar a été déporté vers la Syrie en octobre 2002 parce que les autorités américaines craignaient qu'en le renvoyant plutôt au Canada, il profiterait de la porosité de la frontière pour revenir aux États-Unis [...] 4, record 1, French, - porosit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20fronti%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Cette situation a suscité un développement économique formel et informel, les pratiques de contrebande, de subsistance ou à grande échelle, utilisant cette porosité frontalière avec des complicités douanières et policières. 5, record 1, French, - porosit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20fronti%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aduana e impuestos internos
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- porosidad de la frontera
1, record 1, Spanish, porosidad%20de%20la%20frontera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si la porosidad inmigratoria de la frontera sigue siendo un problema en las relaciones entre ambos países, va a ser, sin embargo, el narcotráfico el asunto primordial que el presidente Barack Obama trate con Felipe Calderón [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - porosidad%20de%20la%20frontera
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