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Subject Since Obama likes using Drones to kill so-called insurgents, why doesn't he use Drones to stop Illegal Aliens?
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection, part of the
Department of Homeland Security, used its drones
just over one-third of the time they were available, owing to
shortages of qualified staff, flight limitations imposed by
regulators and other issues, according to a May 2012 report
by Homeland Security's inspector general. The border agency
has used unmanned planes for nearly a decade.

Mike Friel, spokesman for the border agency, said the drones
are "only one of the tools we use to accomplish our border
security mission." He added that thanks to effective border
surveillance, apprehension of people trying to cross the
border "remains at historic lows."

Backers of drones say border agents would benefit from
additional technology that proved useful to the U.S. military.

"In Pakistan and Afghanistan, these things have been hugely
successful in crippling al Qaeda and the Taliban, really
decimating their command-and-control structure," said Rep.
Michael McCaul (R., Texas), the chairman of the House
Homeland Security Committee. Border drones will be
"visibility assets," he said.

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