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Secure Fence Act of 2006 (view source)
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The act included the following provisions:<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061026-1.html</ref>
The act included the following provisions:<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061026-1.html</ref>
*Authorizes the construction of hundreds of miles of additional fencing along our Southern border;
*Authorizes the construction of almost 700 miles of additional fencing along our Southern border;
* Authorizes more vehicle barriers, checkpoints, and lighting to help prevent people from entering our country illegally;
* Authorizes more vehicle barriers, checkpoints, and lighting to help prevent people from entering our country illegally;
* Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to increase the use of advanced technology like cameras, satellites, and unmanned aerial vehicles to reinforce our infrastructure at the border.
* Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to increase the use of advanced technology like cameras, satellites, and unmanned aerial vehicles to reinforce our infrastructure at the border.