I Have Long Been A Proponent Of

The Last Thing The Department Of Homeland Security Is About Is Infringing On Anybody's Constitutionally Protected Rights.

As Part Of Our Layered Approach, We Have Expedited The Deployment Of New Advanced Imaging Technology (ait) Units To Help Detect Concealed Metallic And Non-metallic Threats On Passengers. These Machines Are Now In Use At Airports Nationwide, And The Vast Majority Of Travelers Say They Prefer This Technology To Alternative Screening Measures.

There Are A Number Of Countries That We See Cyber-attacks Emanating From. And, Again, They Can Be Just Individuals Who Are Located In The Country. But Three That I Think Are Of Special Concern Would Be Iran, Would Be Russia, And China.

But My View Is That You Need A System At The Border. You Need Some Fencing But You Need Technology. You Need Boots On The Ground. And Then You Need To Have Interior Enforcement Of Our Nation's Immigration Laws Inside The Country. And That Means Dealing With The Employers Who Still Consistently Hire Illegal Labor.

All Images Generated By Imaging Technology Are Viewed In A Walled-off Location Not Visible To The Public. The Officer Assisting The Passenger Never Sees The Image, And The Officer Viewing The Image Never Interacts With The Passenger. The Imaging Technology That We Use Cannot Store, Export, Print Or Transmit Images.