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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
THE "YOUR MONEY @" SEGMENT. TODAY, BORDER SECURITY. JOINING US FOR THIS DISCUSSION, DAVID SILVERBERG, FROM "HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY." THE LOOK OF THE...
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Silverberg, David - Editor
A MUCH MORE SECURE BORDER THAN WE HAD IN 2001. YOU HAVE MUCH BETTER MONITORING OF WHO IS COMING ACROSS THE U.S. BORDER. YOU HAVE MORE OBSTACLES TO ILLEGAL...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
HOST: RATE THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS DOWN FOR US. WHAT SPECIFICALLY DOES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION TO DO? GUEST:
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Silverberg, David - Editor
IT IS THE U.S. BORDER PATROL. THEY ARE ACTUALLY ON THE FRONT LINES WORKING, MAKING SURE THE PEOPLE COMING ACROSS ILLEGALLY AND, STOPPING CONTRABAND,...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
OF SPENDING ON NEW TO THIS ORGANIZATION? GUEST: NO, IN FACT
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Silverberg, David - Editor
IT IS DOWN FROM THE PAST. DHS WAS CREATED IN THE WAKE OF 9/11. IN 2003, WE'RE COMING UP ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF WHEN SPENDING ROSE VERY RAPIDLY OVER...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
INVITE YOU TO CALL IN. THE NUMBERS ARE MORE SCREEN. JOURNAL@CSPAN.ORG AND @CSPANWJ. GUEST: THERE IS A STRONG
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Silverberg, David - Editor
BORDER SECURITY COMPONENT TO THE IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL THAT IS BEING DISCUSSED AND THE PROPOSAL PUT TOGETHER BY THE SO-CALLED GANG OF EIGHT SENATORS...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
SOME SENATORS DEBATING THIS ARE SAYING NOT TO GET TOO HUNG UP AREN'T WHAT THE COMPLETE BORDER SECURITY IS.
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Silverberg, David - Editor
GUEST: THAT'S RIGHT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN DEFINED. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ILLEGAL CROSSINGS, ALWAYS CONTRABAND COMING ACROSS. SOME OF OUR WORST SMUGGLING...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS? -- CAN YOU GIVE US A SNAPSHOT? GUEST: BUSH AND
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Silverberg, David - Editor
CHERTOFF STARTED THE SECURE BORDER INITIATIVE. THERE IS AN ATTEMPT TO BUILD A VIRTUAL WALL. THERE WAS A RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR BORDER PATROL. THEY'VE BROUGHT...
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| 00:08:32 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
AS THE SOUTHERN BORDER IS CONCERNED. A 2,000 MILES OF FENCE THAT EXISTS CURRENTLY. GUEST: IT IS NOT
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Silverberg, David - Editor
APPROPRIATE FOR EVERY SITUATION. IT IS NOT A CONTINUANCE LIKE THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. IT IS TO MAKE IT MORE LIKELY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE CAUGHT. WHAT...
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| 00:10:23 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
SILVERBERG IS THE FOUNDING EDITOR OF "HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY." FIRST CALL ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: I
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THE QUESTION ABOUT THE CONTRABAND THAT COMES FROM THE UNITED STATES. HOW DID THEY GET THE GUNS ACROSS FROM FAST AND FURIOUS? HOW DID THAT WORK? GUEST:...
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Silverberg, David - Editor
FURIOUS NOT THE BORDER CONTROL BUT THE ATF, THE BUREAU OF VODKA HALT, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES ALLOWED QUITE A NUMBER OF GUNS TO GO INTO MEXICO...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
RELATED TO THE LARGER TOPIC OF BORDER SECURITY. GUEST: BIGGEST
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Silverberg, David - Editor
YOUR DEFINITION OF MORTAR SECURITY. UNITED STATES HAS OVER 1000 -- IT GOES TO YOUR DEFINITION OF BORDER SECURITY. UNITED STATES HAS OVER 1,000 MILES...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
JERSEY ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU DOING? BORDER ENFORCEMENT WAS NEVER ENFORCED BY ANYONE. WHAT I HEAR IS THAT BORDER SECURITY DOES NOT WORK. IMMIGRATION NEVER...
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Silverberg, David - Editor
THE BORDER HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND FORCED TO SOME DEGREE OR THE OTHER. THE TEXAS RANGERS AND FORCED THE BORDER AFTER TEXAS BECAME PART OF THE UNITED STATES....
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
ANTONIO, TEXAS, REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: WE
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CALL IT BOOTS AND BULLETS ON THE BORDER. WE HAVE THEM ON THE BORDER DOING THE SAME THING WE DO IN AFGHANISTAN AND WE STOP TAKING THIS FROM THE REST OF...
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Silverberg, David - Editor
THERE FOR SOME YEARS. IT WAS CALLED OPERATION JUMPSTART DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF GEORGE W. BUSH. IN NATIONAL GUARD FROM ALL STATES HELPED BUILD A...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
TO STATISTICS, 18,500 PEOPLE ON THE SOUTHWEST BORDER, 2200 ON THE NORTH.
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Silverberg, David - Editor
GUEST: RIGHT. WE'VE JUST COME FROM A SUPER BOWL. I DID AN EDITORIAL. WHEN THE NFL WOULD NOT RUN AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR BORDER PATROL PEOPLE BACK IN THE...
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| 00:19:22 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
ON TWITTER. GUEST: DRO ...NES --
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| 00:19:34 |
Silverberg, David - Editor
DRONES HAVE PROVED VERY EFFECTIVE. THE CONGRESS SAID THAT WE CAN USE MORE CIVILIANS ROUNDS. THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PLANT DRAWN UP THAT WILL COME BY...
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| 00:21:06 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
HOST: HERE IS THE OCTOBER COVER OF "HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY." TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR PUBLICATION. GUEST: IT IS THE
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Silverberg, David - Editor
FOREMOST PUBLICATION ON HOMELAND SECURITY. WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR NINE YEARS. WE HAVE COVERED HOMELAND SECURITY IN ALL OF ITS ASPECTS. WE ALWAYS...
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| 00:21:35 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
AMARILLO, TEXAS, YOU ARE ON THE LINE FOR DAVID SILVERBERG. CALLER: THANK
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YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. PART OF MY COMMENTS HAS TO DO WITH C-SPAN POLICY. DISCUSSING THE PROSPECT OF ILLICIT DRUGS, BUT EARLIER IN THIS SEGMENT, IT WAS...
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| 00:23:03 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
MADE THE POINT AND WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE. GUECALLER: HOW MUCH OF THE BORDER SECURITY COULD BE RELIEVED IF WE TOOK THE ELEMENTS OF SMUGGLING DRUGS ACROSS...
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Silverberg, David - Editor
QUESTION AND ONE I DO NOT THINK ANYONE CAN ANSWER. BACK AFTER PROHIBITION WAS DROPPED, ALL OF THE SMUGGLING CARTEL GAVE RISE TO THE MAFIA AS WE KNOW...
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| 00:24:28 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
HOST: A QUESTION ON TWITTER. GUEST: IF YOU WANT TO
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| 00:24:38 |
Silverberg, David - Editor
DO THAT A TIME WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT A MAJOR DEFENSE CUTS AND AT A TIME WHEN WE NEED OUR SOLDIERS TO FIGHT WARS, YOU COULD DO THAT, BUT NO ONE REALLY...
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| 00:25:46 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
REPUBLICAN LINE YOU ARE ON WITH DAVID SILVERBERG OF "HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY." CALLER: GOOD
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MORNING, GENTLEMEN. DAVID, I WAS WONDERING ABOUT WHAT EVER HAPPENED WITH THE MINUTEMAN THAT WERE PATROLLING THE BORDER DOWN THERE IN ARIZONA. I WAS ALSO...
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Silverberg, David - Editor
THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS. THE MINUTEMEN WERE A BIG MOVEMENT WHEN WE FIRST PART OF THIS MAGAZINE IN 2004. PARTIALLY, THERE WAS STILL THE AFTERSHOCK...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
HOST: ITS STAKE ANOTHER CALL. DEMOCRATIC LINE. -- LET'S TAKE ANOTHER CALL. CALLER: I WILL
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PROBABLY VOTE REPUBLICAN NEXT TIME BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT CONTROLLING THE BORDER. I DO NOT THINK THEY ARE SERIOUS. GUEST: I'M HARD-PRESSED TO
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Silverberg, David - Editor
KNOW WHY YOU DO NOT THINK THEY ARE SERIOUS. THE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO BE SERIOUS ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE. THEY'RE REALLY GOING TO IMPLEMENT THEIR...
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| 00:30:15 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
ON THE INDEPENDENT WINE, GOOD MORNING. -- INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: I LIVE 26 MILES NORTH
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OF THE BORDER, ON THE FIRST BLACKOUT ROAD THAT KIND OF PARALLELS THE BORDER. I SEE THE ACTIVITY ANYMORE REMOTE AREAS BECAUSE OF THE CAMERAS FOR WILDLIFE....
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Silverberg, David - Editor
RATION -- SITUATION IS INTEGRAL. THEY ARE INTERLOCKED. THAT IS WHY OUR MAGAZINE HAS DONE AS MUCH COVERAGE ON MEXICO AS HOUSE -- AS IT HAS. THERE ARE...
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| 00:34:13 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
TWO TWEETS ABOUT TUNNELS. "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" HAD A STORY ABOUT TUNNELS. HOW DOES THIS FACTOR IN? GUEST: SOME OF
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Silverberg, David - Editor
THESE ARE INCREDIBLY ELABORATE WITH AIR- CONDITIONING, LIGHTING, RAILCARS. THE UNITED STATES HAS WORKED VERY HARD. A LOT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE...
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| 00:35:49 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE, GOOD MORNING. -- NEW MEXICO. CALLER: I'M A 50
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MILES NORTH OF EL PASO IN LAS CRUCAS. I THINK YOUR MAGAZINE ATTESTS TO THE FACT THAT BORDER SECURITY IS A MAJOR INDUSTRY. WE SPEND $18 BILLION ON IN EVERY...
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| 00:37:05 |
Silverberg, David - Editor
ALWAYS HAVE A BORDER PROBLEM. IT WORKING IN A BORDER FACTORY, IT IS BETTER THAN IN THE REST OF MEXICO BUT IT IS STILL A PROBLEM. THERE'S A BIG PROBLEM...
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| 00:38:21 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
IN 2011. ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER, 6100. GUEST: THE
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| 00:38:29 |
Silverberg, David - Editor
NUMBERS TELL ME THINGS ARE COMING DOWN. THERE ARE FEWER APPREHENSIONS. THE WAY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MEASURES THIS IS THE NUMBER OF APPREHENSIONS....
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| 00:39:40 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
RAPID UP FOR US. WHAT BASIS THE SENATE? HE PUT IN A LOT OF ELEMENTS, BUT WHAT HAS NOT BEEN CONSIDERED? GUEST:
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| 00:39:48 |
Silverberg, David - Editor
MONEY. MONEY IS KEY. AGAIN, BACK TO THAT HOBBYHORSE, SEQUESTRATION. IF THERE IS SEQUESTRATION, WE WILL HAVE A MORE VULNERABLE BORDER AND WE WILL NEVER,...
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| 00:40:49 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
SILVERBERG, FOUNDER AND EDITOR OF "HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY." THANK YOU. THAT IS IT FOR "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." WE WILL SEE YOU THEN. C-SPAN [CAPTIONING...
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