If you cant protect your border. we cannot stop what will be a flood now of meth precursors and meth coming across the border now that we have changed our internal laws. This is a comprehensive question. and we need a comprehensive solution. But part of that is a fence. and you have to have different types of fencing. physical fencing. fences that keep people out or at least going over the top so the Border Patrol can kind of bend behind them and get them in groups. rather than having to station 20.000 Border Patrol agents who cannot cover 1.000 miles. You have to have fencing to drive them to certain locations to give time for the Border Patrol to sag and work with that. It is not realistic. That is why the fences work well in San Diego. why the fences worked well in El Paso. In the areas where there are gaps in those fences. and it is difficult in Mr. REYES home area in El Paso. is where the road comes so close to the line or the railroad comes close. and there isnt fencing. and there is a huge challenge for the Border Patrol. Now. we have some places. let me give you an illustration. which I have talked to Chairman HUNTER. and I dont believe is in the 700 miles. but we have talked about we need to add it. that is over in west Texas in the sector. I believe it is Marfa. just right at the edge of the Marfa sector just east of El Paso. There we have a place called Neelys crossing. We recently had a case where a truck was moving what we believe was 10.000 pounds of marijuana. 10.000 pounds. 5 tons. Our Border Patrol came up on the vehicle. They negotiated with them and they said they got stuck in the sand. because when they saw the Border Patrol coming they tried to back up and they got stuck. They got about 1.700 pounds. they estimate. out. and then they came back with their guns and said basically. we have got a tow vehicle here. You cant take this.
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