I think beefing up our Border Patrol is absolutely essential. In fact. I have a bill that would provide for increasing the Border Patrol by an additional 2.500 members. giving first priority to the young men and women who are being mustered out of the military. You know. we are having tremendous cutbacks in our military today and we have a lot of young men and women who have served their country well. and for those who would meet the profile of a Border Patrol agent. No. 1 to reward them for having served their country with a Job and a job that is much needed in this country and. of course. much of that training has already been borne by the taxpayers. but I think that we really have to look at this issue beyond the Border Patrol. because you could have the greatest increase in the Border Patrol humanly possible. and as far as I am concerned that in itself is not going to stop the flow of illegal immigration. I think it is also important to point out that I do not blame those that are coming into this country. They are not the ones to blame that are. for the most part. economically depressed. trying to either survive or provide a better lifestyle for their families.
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