And instead of a town of 500. it is probably in the neighborhood of 100.000 now. if they were all gathered. This is in the northwestern part of the State of Sonora. one of the largest States in Mexico. a very agriculturally important State to the country of Mexico. But I would call the attention of my colleagues to the fact that our Mexican border stretches nearly 2.000 miles. from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. and we have very. very few stations along that entire border that are even deserving of the name of immigration or customs stations. We have the largest city on the border in our State of Arizora. and Sn LDs happens to be one of the smallest and one of the least accessible. It is a place that you have to want to go to to even get there. To patrol this entire border we have a total of eight airplanes. Mind you. there is no way to prevent the immigrant who wants to come across the border from coming across. There is no fence except for a few miles around Nogales in southern Arizona. Consequently. literally thousands and thousands of illegal people come across that border. I happen to be one who would like to see the immigration laws changed so that we can make entrance into this country easier and legal. But until that time. I think the erection of the station at this post is most needed.
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