Mr. President. I rise today to introduce a bill that builds upon border security successes achieved as part of Operation Jump Start by continuing that effort and allowing Governors to use their respective States National Guard units for border activities in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP. As a border State Senator. I know firsthand the need to secure our international borders because every day I hear from constituents who must deal with illegal entries into our country. We have a crisis on our borders. and the status quo is not acceptable. I also know firsthand the improvements in border security we have made over the past few years. One of those successes has come in the form of Operation Jumpstart. which was an initiative begun in the summer of 2006 to allow National Guardsmen from across America to deploy to the southwest border in support of CBP. This program proved successful almost immediately. During the summer of 2006. Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 2.500 illegal immigrants in about 6 weeks with the support of National Guardsmen. Tens of thousands of pounds of illegal drugs were seized during the same time period. The program is also beneficial to the National Guard.
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