We expandedworking in the context of a continuum because we had done a supplemental earlier which attempted to address the same issues as part of a packageworking as a theme. the issue of protecting our borders and making them more secure. We did this by significantly expanding the number of feet on the ground because when you come right down to it. it is how many people you have on the borders looking for people who are trying to come across the borders illegally which determines whether you are going to be successful in stopping those people. So we expanded by 15 percent. approximately. the number of Border Patrol agents. Now. this is only a step in the right direction. but it is a fairly significant step. Some would say: Why didnt you put even more Border Patrol agents into the system? Well. quite honestly. the system cannot handle it. We do not have the training capacity to train more than about 1.500 Border Patrol agents every year. Unfortunately. it is very hard to find people to do this job who meet the qualifications we have because the qualifications are very high and the people who do this job of serving in our Border Patrol agency are individuals who are highly sought after by other agencies and they are people who have other opportunities. To attract them into the Border Patrol agency Is a challenge. Finding people is a challenge. But we have put in the pipeline now the dollars necessary to add 1.500 new agents. 51.
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