USD Professor Testifies in front of U.S. Senate Committee

This morning, University of San Diego Professor David Shirk, director if the Trans-Border Institute, testified in front of the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Border Security at a hearing titled, “Border Security: Measuring the Progress and Addressing the Challenges.”

Watch the video of the hearing testimony. A PDF of Shirk's testimony is also available. 

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