Posted on 02/04/2003 10:23:44 PM PST by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:00:44 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Is it worth having the federal government spend $16.8 million (President Bush's request for this year) to fund a federal border security program that has kept hundreds of criminals and terrorists from entering this country in the past four-and-a-half months? Given that the atrocities of September 11 were perpetrated by 19 foreigners who had little difficulty entering the United States and roaming the country at will, it makes sense to continue funding such a program as an insurance policy against future terrorist attacks.
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