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Budget Request for CBP Emphasizes Wall but Surveillance Technology Fares Well

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 30th, 2017

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As expected the Trump administration’s budget request for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for border security is heavily weighted toward construction of a wall along the southern border but there are also proposed increases in spending for security technology, the FY ’18 budget documents show.The administration is requesting nearly $1.6 billion related to border wall construction would include 32 miles of new border wall and 28 miles of new levee wall in the Rio Grande Valley sector, and 14 miles…

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