1.   Although continuing to insist that its border policies are working, the administration has clearly toned down its once-optimistic predictions about controlling the border.

2.   At the direction of Congress, it shifted its resources to controlling the borders and removing the undocumented immigrants already here.

3.   A similarly large majority said much more needs to be done to control the border.

4.   But it drew a positive response from others in those states and elsewhere worried that the United States was unable to control its borders.

5.   Clinton has said his administration has committed more resources to controlling the border than previous Republican administrations.

6.   Clinton on Sunday said his administration had done more than any other to try to control the borders.

7.   Controlling the border, and dealing with illegal immigrants, has been a perennial sore spot in U.S.-Mexico relations.

8.   For a decade or more this area was the symbol of failure for the United States to control its border with Mexico.

9.   He delivered a progress report on more thorough aviation safety, efforts to battle anthrax, initiatives to patrol the seas, and means of controlling the borders.

10.   It goes on to note that almost a dozen federal agencies now bear responsibility for controlling the borders.