This was a start but only a start. My proposal adds nearly 15.000 more officers over the next few years in a sustained and focused effort to buttress the 20.000 already deployed to work on border issues. It also requires new investments in unmanned aerial vehicles. cameras. and sensors. and a comprehensive national border security strategy. It establishes the longterm project of building a virtual barrier to cover every mile of the 1.951mile long border with Mexico. This will both make America safer and reduce the number of people endangering themselves trying to come into this country. In addition to physically strengthening the border. the bill makes it easier for the Department of Homeland Security to catch people who violate our immigration laws. It enhances the collection of biometric data about who enters the country and allows the Homeland Security Department to set up additional border checkpoints. The law creates tough. new penalties for human smugglers and document forgers.
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