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On the recordMay 7, 2012
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office has found that less than half of the U.S.-Mexico border is under the operational control of the Border Patrol.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Smith highlights the Border Patrol's limited control over the U.S.-Mexico border.

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