Deploy technology and biometrics to keep bad people out
On the issue of visas for foreign students, we’ve already taken some steps in terms of lengthening the stay period. Dangerous people have abused the student visa system. We have to figure out a way to weed them out but then also welcome the rest of the
world. Technology and biometrics, properly deployed, actually is the way to achieve both of those goals - to vet people to make sure we’re keeping bad people out, but then to be able to give them a freer ability to go back and forth.
Source: Testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee
Apr 13, 2005
Added over 500 Border Patrol agents for border security
At the border, we added over 500 Border Patrol agents. We moved them into Arizona as part of our Arizona Border Control Initiative. And that was very successful last year. We hope it will be successful again. We’ve got sensors. We’re working on getting
UAVs stood up over the summer. This is a big concern of American citizens, rightfully so. We’ve got to put a package together of having temporary worker effort, but also stepped up and smarter enforcement is exactly the approach that we need to take.
Source: Testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee
Apr 13, 2005
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