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Senate Approves $600M for Border Security
Published August 05, 2010 | Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The Senate agreed Thursday to add $600 million to the effort to stop the flow of illegal immigrants across the U.S. Mexican border.
The money would be used for such purposes as adding 1,500 new enforcement agents and deploying unmanned aerial drones to improve border surveillance.
The voice vote to pass the emergency spending came in the final hours before the Senate leaves for its monthlong summer break. Its sponsor, Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, said it would boost border spending 10 percent above 2010 levels.
President Barack Obama has urged Congress to come up with $600 million to reinforce border security, and, with Arizona's attempt to crack down on undocumented immigrants bringing national focus to the issue, both Republicans and Democrats have endorsed more robust border security spending.
The main stumbling block has been how to pay for the increased spending. Republicans sought to use unspent funds from the economic stimulus act, an idea rejected by Democrats.
The Democratic plan passed Thursday would boost fees assessed on foreign-based personnel companies that take advantage of U.S. visa programs, such as the H-1B visa program for temporary skilled workers, to bring foreign workers, mainly from India, into the United States.
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The legislation includes $176 million for 1,000 new border patrol agents to form a strike force to be deployed at critical areas, $89 million for another 500 customs and immigration personnel and $32 million to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles or drones.
It provides an additional $196 million for the Justice Department to bolster its forces of U.S. marshals, and FBI, DEA and ATF agents along the border.
"Now our attention must turn to comprehensive reform, which is the only way to fully address the problem of illegal immigration," Schumer said after the vote.
I agree that part of the solution to illegals in the US is going after employers who hire them. IMO the current Administration is talking out both sides of its mouth. AZ is having its employer sanction law reviewed by the SC. Lower federal courts have sided with AZ. What does Obama's people say, "On Nov. 2, 2009, the Supreme Court asked the Obama administration to state its views on the law. In May this year, the Solicitor General office in the Department of Justice issued an opinion against LAWA, arguing that it is not a licensing law, but it is aimed at prohibiting the hiring of undocumented workers.
Supreme Court to Review Arizona Employer Sanctions Law - New America Media.
They are against the AZ law because its aimed at prohibiting the hiring of illegals. What a bunch of idiots. Obama wants to get get tough on employers, what a laugh.
I'd like to see less federal dollars collected so states can collect the taxes to pay for this stuff.Further, I would like to see more federal dollars going to the local law enforcement agencies for personnel, technology, weapons systems, vehicles, and body armor. They are on front line and there is a war spilling over our borders.
With unemployment where it's at, there is no excuse for an illegal immigrant holding a job that could put a legal U.S. citizen to work. I'm all for managed immigration to this country, but I'm absolutely opposed to illegal immigration on all levels now. I'm out of measurable sympathy for the plight of those in foreign countries with regard to unemployment and low wages. At this moment it's America first from where I am sitting. I still think we should be a good neighbor and play well with others, but we need to tend to our own first.
I'd like to see less federal dollars collected so states can collect the taxes to pay for this stuff.
The legislation includes $176 million for 1,000 new border patrol agents to form a strike force to be deployed at critical areas, $89 million for another 500 customs and immigration personnel and $32 million to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles or drones.
I'd like to see less federal dollars collected so states can collect the taxes to pay for this stuff.
The issue with this is based on demographics. If one state is more "in tune" to weak border security, it diminishes the effectiveness in other states. It is the federal governments job to secure national borders as it pertains primarily to national defense and interstate commerce.
1,000 new border patrol agents=$10 million for support; $166 million for the 1,000 agents = $166,000 per agent.
500 new customs agents and immigration personnel = $178,000 per agent.
Can I have one of those jobs, pullleeeeze???
Until they build a big ass wall, this is really just a waste of money (considering the objective).
I think he was referring to my comment regarding federal dollars going back to local jurisdictions on the border so that they could use the money to fund the local effort. To the tune that if the feds took less from the state, the state could purchase the items themselves...sort of cutting out the federal middle man. The upside being the state uses the money the way they see fit and you lose the federal leech.
My concern is, what if the state uses the extra cash to fund other projects? Being that border states are heavily concentrated (relatively) with "pilgrims", there desire to secure the borders can greatly diminish.
For example, amnesty is more popular in California than say Michigan.
My concern is, what if the state uses the extra cash to fund other projects? Being that border states are heavily concentrated (relatively) with "pilgrims", there desire to secure the borders can greatly diminish.
For example, amnesty is more popular in California than say Michigan.
1,000 new border patrol agents=$10 million for support; $166 million for the 1,000 agents = $166,000 per agent.
500 new customs agents and immigration personnel = $178,000 per agent.
Can I have one of those jobs, pullleeeeze???
Until they build a big ass wall, this is really just a waste of money (considering the objective).
A wall's not going to be that effective. It's too easy to climb it or dig under it or knock a hole in it... a wall by itself is not the solution.
it is if you have rabid moles patrolling it.
Further, I would like to see more federal dollars going to the local law enforcement agencies for personnel, technology, weapons systems, vehicles, and body armor. They are on front line and there is a war spilling over our borders.
With unemployment where it's at, there is no excuse for an illegal immigrant holding a job that could put a legal U.S. citizen to work. I'm all for managed immigration to this country, but I'm absolutely opposed to illegal immigration on all levels now. I'm out of measurable sympathy for the plight of those in foreign countries with regard to unemployment and low wages. At this moment it's America first from where I am sitting. I still think we should be a good neighbor and play well with others, but we need to tend to our own first.
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