We love Big Bend and we're opposed to this Big Bend border wall. That's why with the support of these local border leaders, I'm announcing my plan for common sense border security. We need to hire more border patrol agents to stop illegal crossings. We have to hire more immigration judges to relieve the asylum backlog and weed out fraudulent asylum claims. We need to take advantage of modern surveillance technology to detect unauthorized crossings and ensure that we are keeping this border secure. (10:57–11:02)
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Asserts that hiring more border patrol agents is necessary to stop illegal crossings.
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