We must stay vigilant and tireless in our pursuitbreaking up their cells. chasing down the money trail. and bringing each and every collaborator to justice. Defending the homeland also requires defending our borders. The Homeland Security bill we passed 2 weeks ago adds 2.000 more border patrol agents. investigators and detention officersdont think we have "deportation officers. per seto our border team. It expands much needed detention space so that we can be sure that people caught entering the country illegally are not released before their cases are processed. The Homeland Security bill also provides $340 million for U.S. Visitor and Immigration Status Indicator TechnologyUS VISIT. This new technology will enhance our ability to verify the identity of visitors with visas. We are working hard to secure our borders. Part of that effort also involves reforming our immigration system. America is a natIon of immigrants. It is what has made us strong. vibrant and a beacon of hope to the world. People come to America looking for a better life. And we live better lives because of them. But we must ensure that immigrants who come to America come here legally. Over 7.000 miles of land stretch across our borders. Our ports handle 16 million cargo containers. And 330 million noncitizensstudents. visitors and workerscross our borders every year. Among these visitors is an unprecedented flow of illegal immigrants. And many of them die in the trying. Last year alone. several hundred people died in the deserts and mountains that separate the United States from Mexico.
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