If you reduce the number who attempt to come illegally. you reduce costs at the same time. No. 2. the Secure Fence Act of 2006 required the construction of 700 miles of fencing on the southern border. Eighty Senators voted for the Secure Fence Act. 26 were Democrats. In the House. the bill passed 283 to 138. We know the fence construction. combined with other border enforcement increases. is already having some deterrent effect. Last year. illegal entries at the border. across the entire border fell by 20 percent. Let me askI like to ask this questionhow many people were arrested last year?
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