Issues
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Border Fence Status Nearly 320 miles of fencing has been completed; 670 miles will be completed by December 2008. DHS added technology to include cameras, sensors, ground-based radar, and unmanned aerial systems. Due to rough and hilly terrain in sectors of the U.S.-Mexico border, it is not feasible to construct fencing. In those areas, surveillance systems, other technology, and an infusion of additional Border Patrol agents are needed. Achieving these goals requires the enactment of legislation that authorizes and appropriates your tax dollars for specific purposes. With this focus, I have supported a number of border security and interior enforcement measures including, but not limited to, the Secure America with Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act (H.R. 4088), the Reinstatement of the Secure Fence Act of 2008, and the CLEAR Act. In addition, I supported the discharge petition to force consideration of the SAVE Act by the full House. |