I would like to begin by clearing up a misconception on this issue. Voting to send armed military personnel to the border and patrolling our Nations borders is not a proenforcement vote. It does not mean that you are tough on crime. it does not mean that you are tough on drug traffickers or tough on -illegal aliens. If anyone wants to be tough on crime. wants to be tough on drug traffickers. then you need to come spend some time on the border. Come spend some time with me working with the Border Patrol. Come spend some time with me working with Customs. with DEA. If you want to be tough on crime and you want to understand how tough it is to patrol the Nations borders. come with me and see it for more than a couple of hours. Do not stand here in this House and talk about how tough we can be and how tough we should be and the kinds of things that we are or are not doing. The truth is. all across the border. both on the southern and the northern border. we have got Border Patrol officers. we have got Customs officers. we have got Inspectors. we have got DEA. they are all engaged in enforcing this Nations laws against both illegal immigration and narcotics trafficking. The gentleman from Ohio. whom I respect. is concerned about drugs. I have repeatedly explained to him. 90 percent of the drugs coming into this country come through ports of entry. ports of entry that today are utilizing National Guard to help Customs inspect the trucks.
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