MooRHEAD and his associate. Mr. DREIER. for having very strong and continuing interest in the welfare of the Immigration Service and specifically the Border Patrol. Let me just say that I do not oppose the gentlemans amendment. I would like to refresh the memory of the House and to recite for them the fact that our subcommittee and the Committee on Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations that deals with this subject have collectively not been inadvertent to the needs of the Immigration Service. I wish to say that there is an annual appropriation of something over $600 million to the Immigration Service which we have over the years authorized and increased. The bill before us. exclusive of the gentlemans proposed amendment. would in fiscal year 1986 authorize $422 million for the Immigration Service. In fiscal year 1987 it would authorize $419 million. So a total of over $800 million for improving Immigration Service activities. Breaking it down and arraying this money based upon how the Immigration Service currently arrays its money between services and enforcement. my calculations are that we would have $184 million in fiscal year 1986 and another $184 million in fiscal year 1987 devoted to enforcement. A large amount of that. $164 million of it. involved in Border Patrol. Another $20 million in enforcement activities such as investigation. My point is that the Committee on Immigration and the Committee on Judiciary has not been inattentive and we have not been unmindful of the problems of the Immigration Service and I am proud of my tenure on the committee and my stewardship. I think. has seen a very significant increase in money in the Immigration Service. My only question is that I have some question about whether the capacity of Glenco. the facility where the Immigration agents are trained and recruited is really large enough to accommodate all these additional men and women. I do not oppose the gentlemans amendment. I just simply think we have done a good job on our own which I think would be sufficient without the gentlemans amendment.
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