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Bennie Thompson: “putting a fence up really doesn't stop people if you don't put the support system around it. So I would encourage my…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2006
putting a fence up really doesn't stop people if you don't put the support system around it. So I would encourage my colleagues at some point to look at comprehensive border security and that approach, as well as developing a comprehensive border security plan. Just because somebody happens to be Jordanian or Iranian or what have you does not make them illegal, and I think what we have to do is do it the right way. If you have a fence and don't have staff to support it, you still haven't done much. Mr. Speaker, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett).
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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