Arizona Lawmaker Wants $30 Million For 'Virtual Fence'

Arizona Lawmaker Wants $30 Million For 'Virtual Fence'
FILE - In this Thursday, June 19, 2008 file photo, a U.S. Border Patrol truck parks along the US-Mexico border in Nogales, Ariz. Two senators said Tuesday, April 20, 2010 it's time to consider ending a contract for a "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border, contending it doesn't stop illegal immigration. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., even suggested an old-fashioned, real fence may work better than the electronic one designed by Boeing Co. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)
FILE - In this Thursday, June 19, 2008 file photo, a U.S. Border Patrol truck parks along the US-Mexico border in Nogales, Ariz. Two senators said Tuesday, April 20, 2010 it's time to consider ending a contract for a "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border, contending it doesn't stop illegal immigration. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., even suggested an old-fashioned, real fence may work better than the electronic one designed by Boeing Co. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)

PHOENIX An Arizona legislator wants the state to spend $30 million for a high-tech surveillance network near the U.S. border with Mexico.

Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa, said the "virtual fence" consisting of 200 radar-camera units would monitor cross-border movement by people and vehicles to see if the federal government keeps its promises to secure the border.

"My proposal is just to monitor," Worsley said. "Trust but verify."

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