Senate shuns attempt to add agents
By Stephen Dinan
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
July 15, 2005
The Senate voted yesterday against fulfilling its pledge from last year to hire 2,000 more Border Patrol agents and fund 8,000 new detention beds for illegal aliens in fiscal 2006, as some potential presidential candidates weighed in on border security and illegal immigration. The intelligence overhaul bill that Congress passed and President Bush signed into law in December called for 2,000 new agents and 8,000 new detention beds every year for the next five years in order to meet a threat posed by illegal aliens.
Yesterday's votes were on amendments to the Department of Homeland Security spending bill, which funds only 1,000 more agents and 2,240 more detention beds in fiscal 2006.
Sen. John Ensign, Nevada Republican, had called for another 1,000 agents, and Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, called for 5,760 more beds in order to meet the goals set by last year's bill, with both increases being paid for by reducing grants to state and local governments.
"Anybody who comes into the United States of America across our southern border today and is from a country other than Mexico, 95 percent chance they will continue their journey to wherever they want to go," Mr. McCain said. "We don't have enough detention facilities. We don't have enough beds."
But Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said the amendments would sap funds from local law enforcement.
"That's the problem here. It's not in strengthening the borders. It's in taking away money from the people every day who defend us and, since 9/11, have new duties," he said.
"We don't have enough beds" BEDS? How about chains and handcuffs. These people are criminals.
I can't wait until Manchurian McCain runs for President - so I can vote for someone else.
"We don't have enough beds" BEDS? How about chains and handcuffs. These people are criminals.
I can't wait until Manchurian McCain runs for President - so I can vote for someone else.
Considering the threat that illegal immigrants now pose to national security the situation begs a question : What's cheaper , beds or bullets ?
SEAL THE BORDER BY FORCE OF ARMS , SHOOT ANYTHING CROSSING IT ILLEGALLY UNTIL THE PROBLEM RESOLVES ITSELF !!!
How hard is that to understand ?
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But Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said the amendments would sap funds from local law enforcement.
"That's the problem here. It's not in strengthening the borders. It's in taking away money from the people every day who defend us and, since 9/11, have new duties," he said.
What exactly is wrong about what he said?
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But Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said the amendments would sap funds from local law enforcement.
"That's the problem here. It's not in strengthening the borders. It's in taking away money from the people every day who defend us and, since 9/11, have new duties," he said.
What exactly is wrong about what he said?
Perhaps the total head up his ass attitude ?
How does diverting federal funds to increase the presense of the federal Border Patrol sap funds from local state funded law enforcement ? I'm not aware that their overt mission is border security unless the *******s are violating local ordinances anyway . Cops enforce federal , local , and state laws , the Border Patrol is directly charged with national security by securing our borders . Chucky , as usual , has his brain in neutral .
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But Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said the amendments would sap funds from local law enforcement.
"That's the problem here. It's not in strengthening the borders. It's in taking away money from the people every day who defend us and, since 9/11, have new duties," he said.
What exactly is wrong about what he said?
His logic is flawed, just for starters. Money spent protecting the borders short circuits crime in your neighborhood and in mine thus reducing the need for money to be spent at the local level. This does not even take into consideration the money it costs all of us to support the illegals once they have arrived here in the form of medical bills and educating their children. Schumer needs to be replaced as a U.S. Senator. A state the size of New York has to have a more qualified person than him to represent them, even if it is another liberal democrat. If you don't have one of thehome grown variety, maybe Illinois or Arkansas has another one they no longer need..
schumer is sooo patriotic (barf alert)
