I was not aware that we paid that kind of money to any employee in the Government. Mr. Chairman. funds for 300 additional positions for the Immigration and Naturalization Service were included in the supplemental bill about a year and a half ago. and 100 additional positions were funded in the regular 1975 bill. At the time of the markup of the regular 1975 appropriation bill. there existed a total of some 500 vacancies. The total authorized strength of the INS is presently 8.082 permanent positions. As of the end of May. less than a month ago. 7.797 of those positions were filled. leaving a balance of 285 unfilled positions. Mr. Chairman. the committee is sympathetic to the problem of illegal aliens. but with almost 300 vacancies existing at the present time. we feel that 750 additional personnel are sufficient in this bill. Therefore. Mr.
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