"I was disappointed that Bush did not unveil a plan to use technology to monitor the borders though."
This plan is already "underconstruction" as part of the SMART BORDERS INITIATIVE (included in the 2003 Homeland Security budget):
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/01/20020125.html Additionally, the biometric technology recently implemented at our airports will be implemented at our borders by the end of this year.
Wow...awesome.