The current estimate of interdiction is now at only 15 percent. Now. due to recent congressional actions. the funding for the needed patrol services have been cut to the point of hindering even further these much needed Coast Guard operations to control these illegal actions. Presently. in Florida. the problems of illegal drug trafficking as well as illegal immigration are now to the point of being ridiculous. On some days. a person can almost stand along the beaches in Florida and see foreign vessels just above the horizon. waiting for the cover of darkness. so they can unload their illegal cargoes onto any of the deserted beaches. In recent months. illegal immigrants from Cuba and Haiti have gotten so out of hand that again the Coast Guard has been asked to play cowboy and roundup all illegal immigrant vessels seeking to come to our shores and return them to their own country. With the added responsibilities being heaped upon this small fleet. funding should be increased. as provided in this authorization. The men and women who serve in the Coast Guard are proud to be Americans.
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