On the recordNovember 5, 2003
this week the Associated Press carried a biased and inaccurate story on border security. The writer said the U.S. has not prevented ``even one known militant'' from crossing our border with Mexico. I guess the person caught with a telephone number in his pocket linking him to three of the 9-11 terrorists did not count. The point of border security is to prevent would-be terrorists from entering. Of course, there is no way of knowing how many people did not come because they were worried about being caught. The reporter then tries to suggest that border security is a waste of money and blames the U.S. Border Patrol for deaths in Mexico of prospective illegal aliens. Most Americans oppose illegal immigration and support our efforts to know who is coming into our country and why. They also know better than to blame America for Mexico's failure to stop its own citizens from making a dangerous trip.
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