My bill takes a firstthingsfirst approach and recognizes that it is imperative that we secure our borders now. This first step cannotand should not have towait for a "comprehensive" solution. Once we secure our borders. we can look at all of the other illegal immigration related issues that remain. There is a bipartisan consensus on what needs to be done on border security and the provisions that make up this consensus. We should not hold our border security hostage to a broader initiative. My amendment will significantly increase the assets available for controlling our borders. It provides more inspectors. more marshals. and more border patrol agents on both the northern and southern borders. It provides new aerial vehicles and virtual fencingcamera. sensors. satellite and radar coverage. etc. It increases our surveillance assets and their deployment and provides for new checkpoints and ports of entry.
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