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"I have personally witnessed the value of this system.." Chertoff said.
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Glenn's As I See It - 2/23/08
I would have rather heard him say, "We have tested this system on a 28-miles segment of the border over a two-month period and it detected, tracked and aided in the apprehension of 90% of border crossers." |
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Washington Post -- February 28
'Virtual Fence' Along Border To Be Delayed
U.S. Retooling High-Tech Barrier After 28-Mile Pilot Project Fails
The Bush administration has scaled back plans to quickly build a "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border, delaying completion of the first phase of the project by at least three years and shifting away from a network of tower-mounted sensors and surveillance gear, federal officials said yesterday.
Jerry Seper - Washington Times -- February 28
U.S. unable to judge 'fence'
The Department of Homeland Security spent $20 million on a "virtual fence" to better secure 28 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona but has no way to measure its effectiveness and never consulted with the field agents who will use the system before it was installed, two House subcommittees learned yesterday. |
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