This may be for the next Congress, but we ought to have an operational control hearing to delve more into what that looks like.

That is low-hanging fruit for enforcement.

I think there needs to be discussion and I am asking questions, what are some alternatives we could do instead of taking Agents that have been trained that have a National security mission, should be on the front line.

I believe in more fencing. I believe it works because I believe there are areas--I know there are areas you can't fence.

We have illegals coming in this country. We have another element coming into this country illegally, walking across our border, and that is a DHS term of OTMs, other than Mexicans.

Thanks for this hearing as well.

I apologize that there is not more active participation today.

We are wasting a heck of a lot of money with structured technology and personnel.

But the issue is exacerbated, Madam Chairman, by all the other things we have talked about.

But we all know that a taller fence just means a higher ladder or a higher fence means a taller ladder and elements are going to cross over that fence.

I have done a lot of radio interviews and I have told folks that I don't know that we are any safer today by combining all these agencies under DHS, and our border is still insecure.

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Enough. Enough of these emails.

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