Republicans in the House have concerns about security along America’s northern border as much as they want the southern border to be tightened up.

They have introduced legislation to get more attention focused on the northern border by calling for an updated threat analysis and steps to increase recruitment and hiring, with current staffing near a critically low level.

House Republican Leadership Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is one of the three lawmakers introducing the bill. She said in a release that, “I am working with DHS [Department of Homeland Security] to update the northern border threat analysis and prioritize the staffing challenges that have left our state vulnerable to illegal migration, including terrorists, drug traffickers, and gang members.”

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