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Published June 23rd, 2008

Chernoff Quote 6.08

Exerpt from remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, delivered at the 2008 S&T Stakeholders Conference East, Washington, DC, June 3.

In the last year, 414 million people came into the United States through our ports of entry, and that meant that we had literally seconds to determine who among this vast throng of travelers might be coming here for the purpose of doing us harm, whether it’s a terrorist or criminal, or a drug dealer or smuggler.

By combing a whole suite of technological capabilities,. . . [we] weave a web that will allow the Border Patrol to better detect and disrupt those who want to cross the border. This is truly using technology to leverage the ability of the boots on the ground.

[O]ur greatest strength as a nation is ingenuity and creativity unleashed by freedom. And it is that ingenuity and creativity that will allow us to continue to enhance our homeland security.


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