We must also commit our resources to fighting the entry of drugs across our border. from Mexico. Mexico is the dominant entry point for the illegal drugs which flow intoour country and especially into my State of California. The Southwest Border Initiativewhich is another very important part of the Presidents antidrug strategyadds hundreds of new enforcement agents and prosecutors to our border with Mexico. where they are sorely needed. including 657 additional Customs staff at ports of entry along the border. 700 new Border Patrol agents. and new agents for the DEA and FBI. Overall. the Presidents Drug Control Strategy calls for increased funding for drug control to rise from $13.8 billion to S15.1 billion in the next 2 years. In the end.
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