I am sorry to say that at the last moment of consideration of that bill. the appropriations bill. a motion was introduced providing for a 4percent cut across the board. Unfortunately. this motion carried with the support of a number of my colleagues on Judiciary who has previously even advocated and voted for the additional $20 million that found its way into the INS appropriation bill. This 4percent reduction not only wiped out the $20 million but ate $3 million into the basic moneys that are needed and were part of the budget. so we ended up with a loss of $23 million for Immigration and Naturalization for border patrol and other enforcement activities.
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