“The president has stated, as have my predecessors at DHS, certainly something that I share: There is no need for a wall from sea to shining sea,” she said. “Technology plays a key part, and we can’t forget it. There’s a lot that we can do with technology to secure our borders.”

Nielsen also said she would work better with “local actors” on the ground to patrol the 1,933-mile border, which already has some 700 miles of fencing, according to CNN.

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