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| | USATODAY.com - House members decry border security, lack of funding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Texas Democratic Rep. Solomon Ortiz, whose district abuts the Mexican border, said the "strength of the Border Patrol is dwindling" because 24 more agents from the McAllen, Texas, sector, which takes in several border counties, were deployed with the National Guard for the Iraq war. |
 | | He said some take taxis to Border Patrol stations to turn themselves in and get "walking around papers" — paperwork stating they are required to show up for a deportation hearing. |
 | | As of January, the total dropped to 10,700, but the goal is to have 11,200 agents by the end of this fiscal year, he said. |
| www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-03-03-borders-concerns_x.htm (671 words) |
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