This is a good development in the sense that we are finally beginning to realize we have not done what we should do. But I am troubled a little bit that there still is not adequate funding available to do everything we need to do on the border that I am concerned about. and that is our southwest border. Compliments to the subcommittee and to the Appropriations Committee for substantially increasing the funding for more Border Patrol agents. for more detention space for people whom we have to detain who should not be in the United States and who cannot be returned to their country of origin immediately. for the technology which is funded here. and for all the other things we are trying to do to secure our border. Congratulations to Chairman GREGG and to the other members of the committee for doing this. For my colleagues who would like to add more. I appreciate their efforts as well because we all know that whatever we are able to do this year. it is still not going to be enough to actually gain control of our border. One of the problems that has arisen is the problem of what the border control calls "other than Mexican" illegal immigrants. As we all know. most of the people coming across our southwestern border are from the country of Mexico. but a lot of them are simply transiting through Mexico. This population is of increasing concern to us.
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