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Porous Borders Need Constant Vigilance

What Measures Should Be Taken to Secure Our Borders?

By Reps. Bennie Thompson and Loretta Sanchez
Special to Roll Call
July 14, 2006, 3:22 p.m.

Five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, our borders remain vulnerable to entry by terrorists and criminals. Our Border Patrol is understaffed, overworked, poorly equipped and in harm’s way every day. Large swathes of our border remain unguarded. Major deficiencies exist in border intelligence sharing while interior enforcement against immigrants who have entered our country illegally has been anything but tough.

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February 9, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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