Mr. Speaker. in the closing minutes of this session of Congress. I want to congratulate the San Diego Border Patrol for doing an outstanding job this year despite the flood of activity at the border and the shortage of resources and manpower. The San Diego Border Patrols interdiction statistics for fiscal year 1992. released this month. demonstrate the agencys high level of professionalism and commitment: In 1990. only 6.607 pounds of marijuana were seized. In 1992. 37.642 pounds were captured. Thats more than a 500percent Increase. Cocaine seizures are up from 184 pounds in 1990 to an incredible 7.529 pounds this year. More than 565.000 illegal aliens were apprehended this year. an increase of some 100.000 since 1990. The startling increases in seizures and apprehensions are due in no small part to the dedication of our law enforcement personnel on the border. The border fence project. that Border Patrol Chief Gus de Ia Vine and I have
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