I do have the good fortune. along with the Senator from West Virginia. to have a responsibility for the Homeland Security Agency. he being the ranking member and I being the chairman of that appropriations subcommittee. We know that we simply have borders which are too porous. This year. with the significant assistance of the Senator from West Virginia. we were able to increase the funding relative to the number of Border Patrol agents to add another 1.500 agents when we count the supplemental. and we were able to increase the number of detention beds taking it up to about 20.000. We were able to add significantly to the number of immigration enforcement officials. and we were able to expand technology. We are 5 1. Pt. 18 24555 nowhere near where we want to be. In fact. I asked my staff what we need in this area and we really need a lot more. We need about another 8.000 Border Patrol agents. We need about another 10.000 detention beds. We need a significant expansion of the technology capability. satellite capability. unmanned vehicle capability. helicopters. transportation facilities for our agents and physical housing facilities.
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