The reason for the increase is because we have a lot more agents out there. We have 2,400 agents, and we're making it a lot more difficult [to enter]. We're frustrating their efforts because we have a constant presence along the borders.

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The heat has been brutal. The smugglers continue to bring these people to the vastness of our western deserts ... and we cannot control the elements.

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That does not mean the Tucson Sector is going to send any yet.

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We need the permanent checkpoints - they send a message of deterrence.

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