Getting Warmer
Congressman Presses DHS Chief on Border Definition
CNS News / CSPAN -- February 9
Border Patrol Data Contradicts Napolitano's Testimony That U.S. Has 'Effective Control of the Great Majority' of Both Northern and Southern Borders
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Tx): What I would like to ask is; Let's take the word operational out of there and define what the average American would say. What percentage control do you think we have of either of our borders now – both of our borders?
DHS Chief Janet Napolitano: Well, I think in terms of, uhhh, manpower, technology, infrastructure, we have effective control over the great majority of both borders, uhh, uhhh, particularly at the ports – uuhhh and then we are using manpower and new technology to help us between the ports. Uhhh, it is, uhhh, a project that is never ending, uhh, we are relentless in it. Uhhh, we recognize that when you are a country as large as ours with the kind of land borders we have that you are never going to seal those borders. That's an unrealistic expectation. Uhh, but I would say that my top priority in terms of effective control is the Tucson Sector of the Southwest border.
CNSNews Reporter: Do you agree with the secretary of homeland security that we have effective control of the majority of those borders?
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Tx): I think we're getting into an argument as to what the definition of control is. It's hard to believe we have control of the borders when we have a proliferation of drugs in this country. It is clear there are paths into this country.
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 American Patrol Report Comment
It is time we defined what an acceptable level of border security is and then go about measuring it. |
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