Border Security Enforcement Act of 2010

The Border Security Enforcement Act of 2010 (S. 3332) proposed a significant increase in personnel and infrastructure along the Arizona-Mexico border to enhance regional security. The bill sought to deploy 3,000 National Guard members to the Tucson and Yuma sectors and mandated the hiring of 3,000 additional Border Patrol agents by 2015. Furthermore, it directed the completion of 700 miles of southwest border fencing, the expansion of surveillance technology like drones, and the creation of a grant program to improve emergency communications for local residents and law enforcement.

For citizens, this legislation would have resulted in a more visible military and law enforcement presence in border communities and increased federal funding for local and tribal police to cover costs related to detaining and prosecuting border-related crimes. While the bill aimed to reduce illegal crossings and drug trafficking through stricter enforcement and physical barriers, it also included provisions to reimburse state and local governments for the financial impact of handling federal immigration cases. The bill did not move past the committee stage and did not become law.