Mr. Speaker. In the last Congress. excellent progress was made on Immigration reform. I was proud to be an acive participant. However. we did not go far enough. Much more needs to be done to stem the ever Increasing tide of Illegal aliens flowing across the U.S.-Mexico border. Thats why today I am Introducing legislation which would authorize the use of Department of Defense personnel to assist the U.S. Border Patrol and other Federal law enforcement agencies working to stop illegal immigration. With current estimates reporting thousands of illegal Immigrants entering our country each day. Congress has an obligation to make available to Federal law enforcement agencies all possible resources In securing our borders. My bill authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign Department of Defense personnel to assist the Immigration and Naturalization ServIce and the United States Customs Service In patrolling the borders and stopping illegal Immigration. The bill does not mandate the use of troops on our border. It simply authorizes the Pentagon to supply troops at the request of the Attorney General or the Secretary of the Treasury.
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