Representative Ron Estes votes in support of H.R. 2 – the Secure the Border Act.

 The House passed H.R. 2 yesterday by a 219 – 213 vote. The Secure the Border Act restarts construction of the border wall, deploys technology to the southern and northern border, increases the number of Border Patrol agents and provides bonus pay, requires transparency regarding illegal crossings from the Department of Homeland Security, and according to Estes, strengthens current law to protect unaccompanied children from human trafficking, end the abuse of executive immigration authority and strengthen and streamline the asylum process.