The San Diego division with two judges has for many years handled a criminal calendar almost as large as that of Los Angeles and in 1964. for the first time. San Diego exceeded Los Angeles with 1.402 criminal cases filed compared to 1.034. The extraordinary caseload per judge in the present southern division is occasioned by its geographic location on the Mexican border and the incident immigration and narcotic problems. the tremendous concentration of military and defense personnel and facilities. the presence of the port of San Diego. and its explosive population and economic expansion. There are literally pages of other valid documentation for the need to implement S. 1666 and every area of the Nation similarly involved in this legislation has qualified their need well with the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. I ask that my colleagues first reflect on these words and then cast their votes favorably. in support of S.
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