Speech #970079534

There are 15 detention officers at Krome who have been detailed from their normal duties at the Miami INS office. and an additional 10 to 12 detailed from other INS offices across the country. Twenty security guards have been hired to assist the overworked INS personnel. While Florida continues to bear the brunt of illegal immigration from the Caribbean. our uncontrolled immigration policy affects every State in the Union. It has been 6 weeks since the administration presented its proposals for coping with our countrys immigration crisis. yet Congress has yet to receive the legislative package or request for money to back up those proposals. The frustration among INS personnel is evidenced in every INS office across the country. The Christian Science Monitor of September 16 contains a commentary from three concerned INS officials in Boston.