John Cornyn: “This amendment, which deals with border security and will help the Federal Government live up to its responsibility for…”

“This amendment, which deals with border security and will help the Federal Government live up to its responsibility for border security, is exactly the kind of response I think the President and certainly all of us who care about border security would find helpful. Let me tell you what this amendment does. This amendment would strengthen border security along our southwest border. While I appreciate the needs of States such as Arizona, we have a number of States that share a common border with Mexico. We have to make sure we have the human resources, tactical infrastructure, and technology employed in order to protect Americans along the border and help contain the terrible drug violence--drug war, literally--that is being fought within a short distance of American cities.”