Jon Kyl: “It is not secure yet, and the first line of defense are the Border Patrol agents.”

That's why we say that has to be decided now.

Mr. Chairman, Representative Jacobs, the fact is that our current system has deteriorated and aged to the point that we wouldn't be confident in the deterrent value of it on out into the future.

The answer to your question is yes.

One of our recommendations concerns ways that we could potentially mitigate the risk of a deterrence gap.