The Department of Homeland Security should set up a secure, clear...
The Department of Homeland Security should set up a secure, clear two-way satellite communications system for law enforcement use to use fighting illegal immigration, according to a provision of a border security bill (S-1984) introduced just before Congress left…
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for its August recess. The system would be for the department itself, as well as its border patrol personnel, the State Department, and state, local and tribal agencies. DHS should “explore all of the options,” a spokesman for Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., told us. The little-noticed provision appeared in an immigration bill that failed in July. “The debate we had a few weeks ago on immigration should not deter Congress from doing what is still needed to secure our borders and reduce illegal immigration,” Kyl said. The bill has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee.