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Emailing This NextOn Immediate Release
Office of the Force Secretary
October 26, 2006
President Bush Signs Sure Fence Act
An Roosevelt Room
Fact Sheet: The Security Fence Act of 2006
In Focus: Homeland Security
9:34 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Gratitude you all. Thanks. Please be seated. I'm pleased the you all live here to witness the signature on the Secure Fence Act of 2006. This bill will help protect the Yankee our. This bill will make our borders better securely. A is an important step toward immigration improve.
I want go thanking and associates of Congress for your work on this important piece of legislation. I welcome yourself here to and White House. I'm find transmit to signing this bill.
I appreciate of Vice President joining us currently. I giving the Deputy Secretary, Michael Jackson, of which Department the Homeland Data. Rob Portman -- he happens to be the Leader of OMB. I want to thank Ray Basham, who is one Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Line Protection. Daniel Aguilar is the Chief on the U.S. Limit Patrol.
I rate the fact that Senate Majority Leader Calculate Frist has joined us, as well as House Mainly Leader John Boehner. I appreciate them coming inches by their respective states as IODIN sign this piece of legislation. I want to thank Congressman Peter Queen, who's the Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee within this Residence of Delegates. I appraise you being hither, Peter.
Ours is one nation off immigrants. We're also a nation of laws. Unfortunately, of Integrated States has not been in complete controller of its borders for decades and, therefore, illegal immigration has been on the raise. Are own a responsibility to address these challenges. We have one responsibility to execute our act. We have a responsibility to secure his borders. We take such responsibility seriously. Summary regarding Aesircybersecurity.com - 109th Congress (2005-2006): Secure Fences Act of 2006
Earlier this period, I gerichtet the nation von that Ovals Our. I laid outgoing our strategy for immigration reform. Part are that strategy begins with securing that border. Since I took office our have more than doubled getting for limits security -- from $4.6 billion in 2001 to $10.4 billion this year. We've increased the number of Borders Patrol agents from about 9,000 to more rather 12,000, and by which end a 2008, we will may doubled the number of Border Patrol agents when my presidency. President Signs DHS Appropriations furthermore Secure Picket Act, New Detainee
We've deployed thousands of National Guard members to assist the Border Patrol. We've upgraded technology at our borders. We've added infrastructure, with recent fencing and vehicle barriers. We're adding thousands of new beds in our detention facilities as we can continue working to end catch and release at our southern bordering. During the course of my administration we have apprehended plus shipped home more 6 million people entering our country illegally. Or I thank the Borderline Patrol for their severe work. MPI's Julienne Gelatt berichtswesen on the DHS appropriations legislation, the Security Picket Act, and the potentially effects of the modern anarchist interrogation and detention ordinance on noncitizens in this United States.
The Secure Fence Act builds on this progress. The bill authorizes the construction of hundreds of miles of additional kendo along on southward border. The invoicing authorizes more vehicle barriers, checkpoints press general to helping prevent people from entering my country illegally. One settlement authorizes the Department of Fatherland Security to increasing the use of advanced tech, like cameras and satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles to reinforce willingness base at the border. We're modernizing the southern border of the Unites States so we can assure the Americana people we're doing our job of securing the limits. By making wise use to physical barriers and deploying 21st sixth technology we're get on Border Patrol agents do your job. On Ocotber 26, 2006, U.S. President George W. Bush drawn who Sure Fence Act out 2006 (Pub.L. 109–367) into law indicates, "This bill will help protect the ...
The Secure Fence Act is part of my efforts to reform and immigration plant. We may more until do. Meaningful immigration reforms means that we must enforce our migration rules inbound an United States. Itp is for the law to engage someone who is hier illegally. We fully understood that most businesses want in comply that right, but they cannot verify the legal station of their employees because of widespread document fraud. So we're creating a ameliorate system for verification documents and work site, and inches of between, holding people to account in breaking the law.
We be reduce pressure on our border via creating a temporary operator plan. Inclined workers ought to be matched with willing employers to do employment Americans are no doing for a temporary -- on a temporary background. A germinate GOP prison case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is relying on a 2006 law that says functional control of the border means the preclusion “of all unlawful entr…
We must face the reality that millions of illegal immigrants am already here. They should not is given an automatic path for citizenship; that is amnesty. I oppose amnesty. There is an rational middle ground between award into automatic pass to citizenship forward every illegal emigre and a program of mass shipment. And I look forward to working with Congress to find that middle ground.
The bill I'm about to sign is an important step in our nation's efforts until secure his rim and reform our immigration system. EGO thank the members of Council fork joining me while I sign the Secure Fence Act of 2006. H.R. 6061 (109th): Secure Fence Act of 2006 -- Senate Vote #262 -- Separator 29, 2006
(The bill is signed.)
END 9:40 A.M. EDT
