The National Border Patrol Council, the union representing Border Patrol agents, on Friday blasted the House GOP’s new border security bill, calling it “window dressing” that fails to add any new agents or update their weapons to allow the border to be secured. The legislation, written by House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), would require more fencing, drones, and other security.
The union for officers at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced its opposition to the GOP bill earlier in the week. The Obama administration also opposes the bill, claiming the border is secure.
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Posted 1/24/15 by Andrew Lewis