Speech #1090156792

That is why I cosponsored Senator BYRDs port security amendment. and I am delighted that it actually passed by unanimous consent. I only hope that we will fight for that when this goes to conference and that the administration will listen and support this extra funding for port security. We are still fighting for border security. We know that we have not done enough. We have had weeks of debates about immigration that are really about border security. What are we going to do to keep our borders secure? Not enough. Under this administration. despite the 9/11 attacks. our borders have become less secure. According to a May 2006 report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. the U.S. Border Patrol grew at a faster rate and apprehended more undocumented immigrants each year under President Clinton than it has under President Bush. We have the technology and the tools. Americans are certainly telling us they want us to make our borders secure.