There should be no defense needed when talking about hiring more ICE and Border Patrol as it has been needed for years but Congress provided little budget to do so. The only thing that must be defended is the hiring process that has been plagued by missteps and allowed, let’s say, not so stellar hires to grab a paycheck. I gotta question, are those leaving Military service that live in Border areas not asked to transfer their service for ICE/Border Patrol positions – PB/TK
DHS’ Kelly defends more ICE, border hires; says illegal immigrants must be ‘dealt with’ – FOX News April 16 2017
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly made clear Sunday that President Trump is unwavering in his commitments to close U.S. borders to illegal immigrants and remove those already in the county illegally but refuted the idea that the administration is assembling a so-called deportation force.
Kelly acknowledged the possibility of hiring as many as 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and thousands more border patrol agents but said the bolstered effort is a “law enforcement force.”
“There are a huge number, as you know, of illegal aliens or undocumented individuals that have to be dealt with in one way or another,” Kelly told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Most estimates show the country’s illegal immigrant population at about 11 million.
From the first day of his successful White House campaign, Trump has vowed to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the country, particularly criminals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. In addition, Trump vowed to build a security wall along that border and has remained steadfast on the point amid criticism that he’s flip-flopping on other key campaign issues such as supporting NATO and whether removing Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime is a top priority
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