The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly created a unit to track down. apprehend. and deport these fugitives. but no appreciable dent has been made in this number. The Department of Homeland Security has information on these individuals already. But lets keep in mind that as the Department of Homeland Security is so diligently tracking down the thousands of criminal aliens who have already had a chance and have gone underground. or have left the country and reentered illegally based on a deportation order. they have to do a lot of other things. and Americans are asking can they get all of this done? Can they train. hire. and deploy up to 20.000 additional Border Patrol agents? Can they implement a worker verification system to screen the workers around the country? Can they build up to the 370 miles of fencing and 300 miles of vehicle barriers? Can they deploy the secure border initiative? Can they deploy the exit monitoring system of the USVISIT Program? Can they process 12 million initial applicants for Z visas? Can they build 105 radar and camera towers? Can they detain all removable aliens caught on the southern border utilizing detention facilities with a capacity of only 31.500 people per day? I think the American people can be forgiven for doubting the commitment of the Federal Government and the willingness of the Federal Government to actually do all the things it is promising. That is why this bill is such a tough sell. to say the leas tespeciallIy because. as of 2 years ago. we were doing nothing to beef up border security. It is hard to take the commitment at face value that. yes. now we are serious about it. So I fear that. similar to 1986. we are being promised something the American people know we cannot and will not deliver.
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