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As a Border Patrol Agent I don't know that the border is any more secure than it was in the past. We have gotten more assets to help us patrol the border that have helped a great deal. We have developed new strategies for patrolling the border as well, and they have been extremely effective. For example, my Sector created a new Anti Smuggling Unit. Four agents by themselves caught well over 2,000 illegals and prosecuted 140 smugglers out 194 cases in just one year. If any of you know anything about the 9th Circuit Court and the USA's office in San Diego, you know what a feat it is to prosecute anybody. Despite all the new gadgets, strategies and new agents, we still operate under an umbrella of political correctness. Everything that is accomplished with the use of better assets can be offset by the fact that the smugglers and aliens can take advantage of our risk averse policies such our no highspeed pursuit policy.