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he main purpose of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which is under the Department of the Homeland Security is to prevent the entrance of terrorists and their weapons to the United States. The borders are patrolled 24 hours, 7 days a week. The U.S. welcomes travelers and trade that are legitimate, and its Border Patrol Agents enforce the U.S. laws that apply to the borders. The CBP is constantly on the lookout for narcotics, smuggled goods, and agricultural pests which are illegal under U.S. law. U.S. Customs and Border Protection are also responsible for recognizing and arresting individuals with criminal warrants that are outstanding. The United States currently has 314 ports of entries which include land, air and seaports. Last year on an average day officers from CBP allowed 1.2 million individuals to enter the U.S. while turning down more than 3,000 individuals that were considered not admissible. President Bush has increased funding for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which will allow them to hire 1,000 additional Border Patrol agents to their current force of over 11,000. Since 9/11 about 3,000 Border Patrol agents have been added. The increased funding is due to the passage of the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, which also granted a greater budget to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A greater budget will allow the ICE to add more detention beds, 250 criminal investigators, Immigration Enforcement agents and fugitive operations teams. Criminal investigators focus their efforts on human smugglers and other criminal groups that may represent a threat to the country’s borders. In addition, the ICE will add 100 Deportation officers and 400 Immigration Enforcemen |
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