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On the recordApril 4, 2011
the increased attention that Congress and this and previous administrations has directed towards Border Patrol has left the agency responsible for security at the ports of entry, Customs and Border Protection, coming up short in the chase for dwindling human and technological resources.
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Silvestre Reyes
Texas

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Reyes discusses the resource challenges faced by Customs and Border Protection.

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