I have chaired a couple of committees where that has been done. This is the time to do it. This is the time to put into place the authorizing language necessary to do the demonstration programs on USVISIT. which we absolutely need. to address the issue of how you deal with criminal aliens who have committed a felony. a rape. or are child abusersthat language is in hereand to address the issue of how you deal with sanctuary cities. and especially give State and local law enforcement individuals the authority to be an adjunct to the law enforcement effort being put forward by border control and Customs in the area of making sure our borders are secure. When someone comes through the northern border. for examplewe dont have a lot of security on the northern border in the sense that we have it on the southern border because it is mostly forest or terrain that is not open. People can cross that border fairly quickly and easily and always have been able to. We dont have the same problem on the southern border. We have waves of people coming in there. Most of the first individuals coming in at the northern border will usually meet people of a law enforcement nature. but not our Customs and Border Patrol agents. It is probably going to be somebody south of there. in Epping. NH. or in New Ipswich. who says I want to know if you are here legally. and they have to have some authority to be able to raise that issue.
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