Speech #1090173746

Paul Charlton. testified that last year assaults at the border were up 108 percent. Why? Because. as I said before. the Border Patrol and law enforcement is now contesting the territory that before the cartels and the coyotes had some degree of control over. and they are fighting back. They are fighting back with weapons. and they are also fighting back with things like rocks. which you may not think is a threat until you get hit in the head with one and are severely injured and maimed. really. for the rest of your life. There is a lot to protect with more fencing. more vehicle barriers. more cameras. more sensors. and the like at our border. It is interesting that vehicle barriers. which are important because. as I said. whenever the Border Patrol sees a vehicle. they know they have a problem because of an important value in the load. Vehicle barriers have worked in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife area. for example. where there has been a 90percent reduction. In the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument there has been a 95 percent