U.S. Borders Require More Security

• By Rep. Rick Renzi
• Special to Roll Call
• Sept. 23, 2005, 3:42 p.m.

America’s border communities continue to experience the crush of illegal immigration and are feeling desperate by the federal government’s limited response. The residents of border counties in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas are ready for a border plan that works. The Minutemen patrols along our borders not only showed the high level of frustration by those living on the border, they also showed that it is time for a major strategy shift when we think of border security. There are several plans in Congress to address the border security question, but they do not go far enough. Before there can be a comprehensive immigration policy to address the guest worker issue, America must first secure its borders.