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Boeing Wins $67 Million to Build Virtual Border Fence

HeadlineSep 25, 2006

The Department of Homeland Security has awarded the defense contractor Boeing a sixty seven million dollar contact to build a virtual fence along the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada. The virtual fence will utilize sensors, cameras and drones to monitor the border. Last week the House of Representatives voted to build a 700 mile physical fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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