Canada lobbies U.S. legislators on security

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WASHINGTON — The White House urged Canada to maintain its vigilance over terrorists Thursday, as Ambassador Michael Wilson led a team of security experts on a lobbying mission to quell fears on Capitol Hill.

Wilson, who took along top officials of the RCMP, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Canada Border Services Agency, said he wanted to dispel myths voiced by some U.S. legislators that Canada is overrun with Islamic extremists.

"We can persuade with the facts, like how many people we have stopped coming into Canada (with) immigration officers in other countries who are intercepting people," said Wilson.

Arizona Republican J.D. Hayworth told Fox News the United States should look at using military forces and the best technology on the northern line.

"We have to secure our borders. We're a nation at war."

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Ah hem.... And for an encore...Said Gutierrez: "We don't believe that the two goals are incompatible. We believe that we can do both."