Sec. 101. Sense of Congress
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It is the sense of Congress that— the Secretary of Homeland Security should establish a national strategic plan for short-term and long-term border security with improved accountability and transparency in agency functions; the Secretary’s border security priorities must support and strengthen the significant advances in operational control of the border; the Secretary must secure our Nation’s ports of entry and facilitate the flow of commerce and travel; the ports of entry to the United States require additional assets, personnel, infrastructure and improvements in technology; although States along the Southern and Northern borders play a unique role in supporting the Federal Government, border security and enforcement of the immigration laws are the responsibility of the Federal Government; combating human smuggling, arms trafficking and drug trafficking are essential to border security; protecting the economic and civic vitality of the border region is central to border security; and effective border security depends on sustained international cooperation.