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America’s Voices from the Border


Washington, Jul 6, 2006 -  

Law Enforcement Wants Border Security to be First Priority

“You know, we are worried about immigration, immigration shouldn’t even be a priority here, it should be border security, and the only way we can have homeland security is to have border security. Put immigration second or third. Right now we need to protect our border.”

-Sheriff Rick Flores, Webb County Texas

Excerpt from International Terrorism and Nonproliferation Subcommittee Hearing on “Border Vulnerabilities and International Terrorism” in San Diego, July 5, 2006

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