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On the recordApril 20, 1994
there is one Border Patrol agent for every 2/2 miles of border, one Border Patrol agent for every 2/2 miles of border. Now, look, illegal immigrants are not coming over in stealth planes that cannot be detected by radar. People are running across the border. It is not a sophisticated narcotics network with backpacks of cocaine. I have a bill that says let us also bring back some of our troops from overseas, put them on our border to help with this crisis. I support the amendment offered by the gentleman from California [Mr. Hunter], and I commend him for it. I ask the Congress to vote for it.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Discussing border security and support for an amendment to deploy troops to assist.

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