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Since Obama likes using Drones to kill so-called insurgents, why doesn't he use Drones to stop Illegal Aliens?
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[link to online.wsj.com]
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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