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House Republicans formally introduced two border security and immigration enforcement bills this week, both intended to fix what critics call a broken system. Supporters of H.R. 4313 (the True Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2005) said it will "separate those in Congress who pay lip service to controlling our borders and protecting homeland security, and those who are prepared to address this national crisis in a meaningful way." House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Va.) sponsored the "comprehensive" bill, which was formally introduced on Tuesday. The legislation would: -- Create a security fence...