I want to commend and thank the Chairman and many others for their remarks about the need to set defined goals, metrics that will chart our progress towards those goals because right now, border security can mean many different things to many different people, and I am afraid that any more border security in areas like El Paso will crush our economy, our way of life, and threaten the National economy as well.
O'Rourke emphasizes the economic risks of excessive border security measures.
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