If you ask a smuggler why are they doing this, they are doing it to make money. If you take the money away, they probably won't do it anymore. The goal is to stop the behavior. |
It's still a pilot program not integrated with the passenger vehicle program. |
Obviously, people change their situations, and we want to make sure they are maintaining all the requirements of the program. |
Since smugglers smuggle to make money, if we can hit them in the pocketbook we hope this can serve as a deterrent. |
The numbers are at an unacceptable level. |
To ensure the integrity of the SENTRI program, we will vigorously pursue prosecution of any participant who attempts to smuggle through the SENTRI lanes. |
We are trying to create more consequences for this very dangerous trend. We hope this serves as a deterrent. |
We did not anticipate this volume of response. The process ... hasn't been as well-organized as it should have been. |
We will continue to monitor the volume. If appointments have to be extended, we will extend the deadline. |
We've been encouraging them to leave. |