On the recordMay 26, 2010
Mr. President, I ask the Senator--and we now have both distinguished Senators from Arizona on the Senate floor--is he aware of a new poll that came out today--CNN, I believe--that said nearly 9 out of every 10 Americans in this poll support putting more Border Patrol and Federal law enforcement agents on the border because of border security? This isn't just something we thought was a good idea. It looks as though the American people recognize not only the incipient violence in Mexico and the spillover effect here but our inability to protect ourselves from the organized criminal activity of smuggling drugs, weapons, and people. Is that the Senator's experience, that this is the sort of thing that has broad public acceptance?
