FILE – In this May 17, 2006, file photo, U.S. Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar, second from left, testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on using the National Guard along the Mexican border. Form left
FILE – In this May 17, 2006, file photo, U.S. Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar, second from left, testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on using the National Guard along the Mexican border. Form left are, National Guard Bureau Chief Lt. Gen. Steven Blum, David Aguilar, Assistant Defense Secretary Paul McHale and Lt. Gen. James Conway. The U.S. Border Patrol is considering another type of surveillance balloon to spot illegal activity. It’s part of an effort to see if more eyes in the sky translate to fewer illegal border crossings. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)