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Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D) and Martha McSally (R) teamed up Tuesday to oppose the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency鈥檚 (CBP) decision to remove officers from Arizona鈥檚 ports of entry.

The CBP鈥檚 decision to transfer the personnel out of Arizona ports came after the agency saw its highest total number of daily apprehensions and encounters in over a decade twice in one week.

saw the highest total of apprehensions and encounters in over a decade on Monday, with 4,000 migrants either apprehended or encountered at ports of entry in a single day. Yesterday, that record was broken again鈥�4,117 in a single day.

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鈥淲e understand the challenges that CBP faces with the recent influx of migrants to our border, and we both look forward to working with you to improve border security,鈥� the senators wrote in a letter. 鈥淗owever, reducing port staffing harms security and our economy…Different options must be explored.鈥�

The senators said the decision will harm the state鈥檚 ability to while significantly increasing port of entry wait times and encouraging illegal goods to enter the country.

鈥淭he cross-border commerce is so important for Arizona鈥檚 economy. We鈥檝e got about 200,000 jobs that are related to cross-border commerce,鈥� McSally said after a roundtable with CBP Monday morning. 鈥淚t鈥檚 my view that we鈥檝e got to keep the legitimate trade and travel and cross-border commerce , but we also need to secure our border and address this crisis.鈥�

released earlier this month shows that Arizona鈥檚 trade with Mexico was more than $16 billion in 2018, a 7.7 percent increase from the previous year. The long wait times are expected to have a negative impact on the import of produce and other goods.

The senators also expressed concern with how the CBP鈥檚 decision would affect the safety of the country, as CBP officers at the ports help prevent narcotics and other illegal goods from entering the country.

Last year, 86 percent of hard narcotics seized by CBP were seized at ports of entry. In the Southwest, it was 82 percent.

The CBP鈥檚 announcement also comes amid President Donald Trump鈥檚 threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border altogether.