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Border Patrol: Southwest Border Enforcement Affected by Mission Expansion and Budget

GGD-91-72BR Published: Mar 28, 1991. Publicly Released: Mar 28, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) Border Patrol's ability to carry out its border control mission along the southwest border.

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