It also provides for the acquisition of more helicopters. powerboats. motor vehicles. portable computers. radio communications. handheld global positioning devices. night vision equipment. body armor. weapons. and detention space. While we know these resources will be critical improvements. it does not just throw resources at the problem. My amendment requires a comprehensive national strategy for border security. surveillance. ports of entry. information exchange between agencies. increasing the capacity to train border patrol agents and combating human smuggling. It enhances initiatives on biometric data. secure communications for border patrol agents. and document fraud detection. It includes Senator ENSIGNS language to temporarily deploy the National Guard to support the border patrol in securing our southern land border. Additionally. it increases punishment for the construction. of border tunnels or passages. When our borders are not secure. it is our cities and counties that are on the front lines. particularly those closest to the borders. Unfortunately. the negative impacts of illegal immigration are not limited to our border towns. Recently I worked with communities in southeastern Pennsylvania--Allentown. Easton.
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