Our Broken Borders Must Be Fixed and a National Priority."
Texas Insider Reports
WASHINGTON D.C. Following President Barack Obamas recent announcement that he will send National Guard troops to the Southern border U.S. Senate Democrats defeated a series of proposals cosponsored by U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and other border state senators aimed at securing and protecting the nations border.
It is unfortunate that many of my Democratic Senate colleagues opposed taking concrete steps to secure our borders and to protect our communities from the violence associated with narco-terrorism and drug and arms trafficking" said Hutchison.
The Presidents call for an additional 1200 National Guard troops to be sent to the Southwest border falls considerably short of meeting our need for more forces on the border. Texas alone has requested 1000 National Guard so spreading 1200 National Guard over four states is an insufficient response" she said.
Our broken borders must be fixed and it must be a national priority" said Hutchison.
This concern is highlighted by the news today that the Department of Homeland Security has alerted Texas law enforcement officials that a suspected member of a Somalia-based al-Qaeda ally may be entering the United States illegally through the Mexican border. This illustrates the national security implications of our porous border. The Senate missed an important opportunity to address this problem but I will continue the fight to secure our borders."
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a border security measure cosponsored by Hutchison and U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) which would have provided $3 billion for initiatives ranging from increasing border security equipment and personnel to helping state and local law enforcement agencies with border enforcement.
U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced a measure cosponsored by Hutchison Cornyn and Kyl to fund the deployment of 6000 National Guard troops to the southwest border. The cost of the measure would have been offset by unobligated stimulus funds.
This concern is highlighted by the news today that the Department of Homeland Security has alerted Texas law enforcement officials that a suspected member of a Somalia-based al-Qaeda ally may be entering the United States illegally through the Mexican border. This illustrates the national security implications of our porous border. The Senate missed an important opportunity to address this problem but I will continue the fight to secure our borders."
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a border security measure cosponsored by Hutchison and U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) which would have provided $3 billion for initiatives ranging from increasing border security equipment and personnel to helping state and local law enforcement agencies with border enforcement.
U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced a measure cosponsored by Hutchison Cornyn and Kyl to fund the deployment of 6000 National Guard troops to the southwest border. The cost of the measure would have been offset by unobligated stimulus funds.
