border security efforts
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Border Security in the 21st Century
Our Border Security Efforts
The Past
The Present
The Future
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The Past
1904 “Mounted Guards” Total:75
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The Past
1924: U.S. Border Patrol
Today’s Border Patrol
$3.5 billion budget/ 23,000 personnel/ 20,833 agents Slide 5
Border Patrol agents on the Southern Border
2000:
2014:
8,619 agents
18,127 agents
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Primary Fence
FY2000 – 57.9 miles FY2014 – 352.7 miles
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Secondary Fence
FY2000 – 10.3 miles FY2014 – 36.3 miles
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Vehicle Fence
FY2000 – 10 miles FY2014 – 299 miles
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Total Fence
FY2000 – 77 miles Today – 700 miles
Primary Fence Secondary Fence
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Tertiary Fence Vehicle Fence
All Weather Roads
FY2000 – 17 miles FY2014 – 145.7 miles
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Border Lighting
FY2000 – 29 miles FY2014 – 70 miles
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Underground Sensors
FY2000 – n/a FY2014 – 11,863
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Aircraft
FY2000 – 56 aircraft FY2014 – 107 aircraft
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Unmanned Aerial Systems
FY2000 – 0 systems
FY2014 – 8 systems
Vessels
FY2000 – 2 vessels FY2014 – 84 vessels
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Mobile Surveillance System
FY2000 – 1 systems FY2014 – 40 systems
Remote video surveillance systems
FY2000 – 140 systems FY2014 – 273 systems
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Night Vision Goggles
FY2014 – 9,255
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Thermal Imaging Capabilities
FY2000 – n/a FY2014 – 600
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Southwest Border Apprehensions FY2000 – FY2014*
1,643,679
1,235,718
929,809 905,065
1,139,282 1,171,396
1,071,972
858,396
705,005
540,865
447,731
327,577
356,873 414,397
479,377
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400,000
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1,800,000
FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
Slide 23 *FY2014 is Preliminary data as of 10/2/14
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Apprehensions U.S. Border Patrol Agents
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Border Patrol Agents v. Apprehensions Apprehensions FY2000 – FY2014*
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Border Patrol Agents 2014:18,127
9,547 & 111%
Apprehensions 2014:479,377
692,019 & 59%
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Note: Shading surrounding line indicates low and high points of the estimated 90% confidence interval. White data markers indicate that the change from the previous estimate shown is statistically significant (for example, for 1995 change is significant from 1990). Data labels are for 1990, odd years from 1995-2011, 2012, 2013. Source: This table, is derived from Pew Research Center estimates based on residual methodology, applied to March supplements of the Current Population Survey for 1995-2004 and 2013, and the American Community Survey for 2005-2012. Estimates for 1990 from “Warren and Warren” (2013).
1,643,679
1,235,718
929,809 905,065
1,139,282
1,171,396
1,071,972
858,396
705,005
540,865
447,731
327,577
356,873 414,397
479,377
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1,800,000
FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
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Southwest Border Apprehensions FY2000 – FY2014*
*FY2014 is Preliminary data as of 10/2/14
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This Summer
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The Response
More security and law enforcement resources into South Texas
More processing centers
More Border Patrol agents into RGV
More detention space
More prosecutions of criminal smuggling organizations
Public messaging campaign
The Vice President engaged Central American leaders
The President engaged Central American leaders
The government of Mexico increased interdiction efforts
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United States Border Patrol Southwest Border Apprehensions Unaccompanied Children FY12-14
12,000 ......-----------------------------
"' 8,000 c: 0
"' c: Q) 6,000 .c: Q) ... Q. Q.
<l'. 4,000 FY13
FY14 2,000
FY12
0 OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
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OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP FY TOTAL FY2012 1,465 1,446 1,259 1,635 2,077 2,755 2,703 2,541 2,071 2, 118 2,289 2,044 24,403 FY2013 2,333 2,392 2,218 2,260 2,986 4, 120 4,206 3,985 3,384 3,607 3,718 3,550 38,759 FY2014 4, 181 4,345 4,327 3,706 4,845 7, 177 7,702 10,580 10,622 5,501 3, 141 2,424 68,551
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Risk-Based Strategy
Risk-Based Strategy
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Current
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The Southern Border Campaign Plan
JTF Investigations
JTF West
JTF East
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A commitment to transparency
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Questions?
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