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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

Date: May 11, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Defense Immigration


NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Chairman, I respectfully disagree with Mr. Goode. I understand why he wants to protect the border, but being from the border, I understand that the military already provides technical support, construction of roads, clearing of brush; but they do have a very different mission from the Border Patrol.

What we need to do is keep in mind that the Border Patrol's mission is to enforce immigration law. What we need is a smart, tough, border security policy, not the military, and certainly not a wall, but more technology and more Border Patrol agents.

Being from the border, I understand what we need to work on, and I would ask the House to please consider the Members from the border that do live there and live there on a daily basis.

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