Sen. Isakson: (1) We have an immigration problem bec. the country looked the other way for 21 years on the issue; & (2) 5 things need to do now.

From the Douglas County Sentinel:

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) said Thursday [at a Douglas County Chamber of Commerce meeting that] we have an immigration problem because “the country looked the other way for 21 years on the immigration issue.”

He said $16 billion needs to be spent to secure the Mexican border, using five key components, including:

• an additional 5,000 trained border guards, to bring the total up to 20,000;

• 30,000 detention cells to hold illegal immigrants to stop the “catch and release” system;

• four armored aerial vehicles;

• 721 miles of double walls in highly-concentrated population centers;

• and a secure ID system that prevents forgery.

“Once these things are done, we can modernize the immigration system,” Isakson said. “You can never do it if your policy is to look the other way.”