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Simply strengthening the current "layered systems" approach to U.S.border security will not secure the border. Congress and theAdministration need to make key investments in infrastructure,organization, technology, and resources and then support theseefforts with appropriate legislation and policy reform.
Because the U.S. Coast Guard plays a central role in immigrationcontrol along America's U.S. coasts, its modernization programshould be a priority component of the Secure Border Initiative, andCongress should fully fund Coast Guard modernization programs toenhance homeland security.
The national effort to make the skies safer should include bolstering the DHS, the Coast Guard, and local law enforcement air assets to patrol for threats from general aviation aircraft; integrating border security into general aviation security; a Trusted Pilot Program; interoperable databases between government agencies; and new technologies, such as GPS locators and biometric pilot’s licenses.
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard blasted Vice President Kamala Harris over her comments on the border.
Nearly 1,000 people per day are sneaking into the United States without being identified or taken into custody because U.S. border agents are busy attending to migrant families and unaccompanied children while also trying to stop soaring numbers of male adults, according to three U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials familiar with the data, the Post reported.