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Dec 10, 2024 | Comunicados de Prensa

The U.S. House of Representatives passed U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act (S. 50) to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to formally enroll the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP)...

Rubio Sobre su Nominación para Liderar el Departamento de Estado

Nov 13, 2024 | Comunicados de prensa, Comunicados de Prensa

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ICYMI: Rubio Joins The World Over With Raymond Arroyo

Nov 7, 2024 | Comunicados de Prensa

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined The World Over with Raymond Arroyo to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s historic victory, the Democrats’ response to the election, foreign policy challenges facing our nation, and more. See below for highlights and watch the...

ICYMI: Rubio Joins America Reports

Nov 7, 2024 | Comunicados de Prensa

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined America Reports to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s historic victory, Democrats’ proclamation of “resistance,” and the failure of identity politics. See below for highlights and watch the full interview on YouTube and...

Inauguration Ticket Information

Nov 7, 2024 | Featured, Comunicados de Prensa

Senator Rubio's office is pleased to be issuing a limited number of tickets to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony, which will occur on January 20, 2025 at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. Floridians interested in receiving tickets should fill out...

ICYMI: Rubio Joins Hannity

Nov 6, 2024 | Comunicados de Prensa

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Hannity to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s historic victory. See below for highlights and watch the full interview on YouTube and Rumble. On the ongoing realignment among American voters: “The Republican Party now reflects...

Detailed Border Security Plan Included In Hoeven-Corker Amendment

Jun 21, 2013 | Comunicados de Prensa

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) welcomed the introduction of an amendment to S. 744, “The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act,” filed this afternoon by Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and John Hoeven (R-ND) that would substantially detail and strengthen the legislation’s border security and enforcement measures.

“The United States is a sovereign country, and we have a sovereign right to protect our border,” said Rubio. “The Republican Border Surge Plan is based on ideas border patrol agents and others know to be effective and that conservatives have been pursuing for many years. They’re ideas based on the state of the art technologies available to us today that weren’t around in 1986, 1996 or even 2006.

“Together, these technologies will help us see who is coming across our border. The fence will make it harder for drugs and people to illegally cross. The increased manpower will make sure we apprehend those who cross. The E-Verify system will make sure that there is no future for those who live in our country illegally,” said Rubio. “This is what’s needed to secure our border, end de facto amnesty and prevent a repeat of the disaster we have today.”

The amendment stipulates that no illegal immigrant can apply to become a legal permanent resident of the U.S. until at least ten years have elapsed and until five security triggers are achieved. These triggers include the completion of at least 700 miles of secure pedestrian fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, doubling the number of border patrol agents with 20,000 new border patrol agents, and providing all nine sectors of the southern border with the state of the art technology and resources our border patrol agents need to secure the border, including unarmed drones, camera systems, ground sensors and radars, among other resources. To eliminate the job magnet that attracts most illegal immigrants to the U.S., E-Verify must be completely implemented and mandatory for all U.S. businesses. And to crack down on foreigners who overstay their visas – which accounts for 40 percent of today’s illegal immigrant population – an entry-exit system must be completely implemented.

More specifically, the state of the art technological enhancements along the border consist of at least 86 integrated fixed towers, 286 fixed camera systems, 232 mobile surveillance systems, 4595 unattended ground sensors, 820 handheld equipment devices, 416 personal radiation detectors, 104 radiation isotope identification devices, 62 mobile automated targeting systems, 53 fiber-optic tank inspection scopes, 37 portable contraband detectors, 28 license plate readers, 26 mobile inspection scopes and sensors for checkpoints, 9 land automated targeting systems, 8 non-intrusive inspection systems, 4 unmanned aircraft systems, 6 VADER radar systems, 17 UH-1N helicopters, 8 C-206H aircraft upgrades, 8 AS-350 light enforcement helicopters, 10 Blackhawk helicopter 10 A-L conversions, 5 new Blackhawk M Model, 30 marine vessels, 93 sensor repeaters, 90 communications repeaters, 2 card reader systems, 5 camera refresh, 3 backscatters, 1 radiation portal monitor, 1 littoral detection, 1 real time radioscopy and improved surveillance capabilities for existing aerostat.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: THE REPUBLICAN “BORDER SURGE” AMENDMENT

The U.S. Senate must improve the border security provisions in its immigration bill to give the American people confidence that we will not have future waves of illegal immigration. The newly introduced Republican “Border Surge” Amendment improves border security by removing responsibility from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a border security and fencing plan and instead mandates precisely what must be done to secure the U.S. border with Mexico before any illegal immigrant can become an American citizen, or even a permanent resident of the U.S. This amendment was drafted with input from border patrol officials, border state officials, security experts, and members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

This amendment stipulates that illegal immigrants cannot apply to become a legal permanent resident of the U.S., until at least ten years have elapsed and until all of the following measures are implemented:

The completion of at least 700 miles of secure pedestrian fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Doubling the number of border patrol agents with 20,000 new border patrol agents.

To eliminate the job magnet that attracts most illegal immigrants to the U.S., E-Verify must be completely implemented and mandatory for all U.S. businesses.

To crack down on foreigners who overstay their visas – which accounts for 40 percent of today’s illegal immigrant population – an entry-exit system must be completely implemented.

Providing all nine sectors of the Southwestern Border with the state of the art technology and resources our border patrol agents need to secure the border, including but not limited to the following:

ARIZONA (YUMA AND TUCSON SECTORS)

(i) 50 integrated fixed towers.
(ii) 73 fixed camera systems (with relocation capability), which include Remote Video Surveillance Systems.
(iii) 28 mobile surveillance systems, which include mobile video surveillance systems, agent-portable surveillance systems, and mobile surveillance capability systems.
(iv) 685 unattended ground sensors, including seismic, imaging, and infrared.
(v) 22 handheld equipment devices, including handheld thermal imaging systems and night vision goggles.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

BETWEEN PORTS OF ENTRY:

(I) 3 integrated fixed towers.
(II) 41 fixed camera systems
(with relocation capability), which include Remote Video Surveillance Systems.
(III) 14 mobile surveillance systems, which include mobile video surveillance systems, agent-portable surveillance systems, and mobile surveillance capability systems.
(IV) 393 unattended ground sensors, including seismic, imaging, and infrared.
(V) 83 handheld equipment devices, including handheld thermal imaging systems and night vision goggles.

AT POINTS OF ENTRY, CHECK POINTS:

(I) 2 non-intrusive inspection systems, including fixed and mobile.
(II) 1 radiation portal monitor.
(III) 1 littoral detection and classification network

EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA

BETWEEN PORTS OF ENTRY:

(I) 66 fixed camera systems (with relocation capability), which include Remote Video Surveillance Systems.
(II) 18 mobile surveillance systems, which include mobile video surveillance systems, agent-portable surveillance systems, and mobile surveillance capability systems.
(III) 85 unattended ground sensors, including seismic, imaging, and infrared.
(IV) 57 handheld equipment devices, including handheld thermal imaging systems and night vision goggles.
(V) 2 sensor repeaters.
(VI) 2 communications repeaters.