McCain, Kyl push for expansion of border security
by Associated Press (August 25th, 2010 @ 6:25pm) Comments:1


PHOENIX - Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl continue to push for expansion of a federal program that requires jail time for illegal immigrants every time they cross the U.S-Mexico border.

The Republican senators say Operation Streamline so far has been a highly effective deterrent to border crossings in the Yuma sector, where illegal immigrant apprehensions have decreased about 90 percent in the last three years.

McCain and Kyl want to know what dollars and resources are needed to fully implement the operation in the Tucson sector and other sectors along the Southwest border where illegal crossings and apprehension numbers remain high.

The senators have called on Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to resubmit within 30 days a required report on Operation Streamline.

Napolitano was in Havre (HAV-er), Mont., on Wednesday discussing border security issues and did not directly address Kyl and McCain's criticism. But Napolitano says Operation Streamline ``in itself is extraordinarily expensive.''


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