Border Security Bill Signed Today by Obama

Today President Obama signed a new border security bill known as the Southwest Border Security Bill. According to a statement issued by the White House, the bill provides $600 million “to enhance technology at the border, share information and support with state, local and tribal law enforcement, and increase (federal) presence and law enforcement activities at the border.”

The bill will provide increased agents, investigators, and prosecutors in an effort to target illicit trafficking of people, drugs, illegal weapons and money. The hiring of 1,000 new Border Patrol agents will be funded by the bill, in addition to the hiring of more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The new Border Patrol agents will be deployed at critical areas along the border.

For more information, please visit the following sites:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/08/obama-signs-border-security-bill/1
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38692070/ns/politics

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