Ron Johnson: “In 2006, Congress passed something called the Secure Fence…”

“It was actually a bipartisan goal. I think that made a lot of sense, but it's not now and it wasn't all that long ago. In 2006, Congress passed something called the Secure Fence act of 2006. What that piece of legislation did is it authorized 700 miles of what was supposed to be double layer fencing. Now in the end, only 36 miles of actual double layer fencing was constructed. Another 613 miles consisting of about 299 miles of vehicle fencing.” (00:22–00:41)

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