Speech #1030082701

Mr. President. came from Mexico. The INS currently employs 3.800 Border Patrol agents. Keep in mind the job that these people have3.800 Border Patrol agents. Last year. the United States had over 500 million entries. Thirtyeight hundred people cannot control 500 million. This does not take into consideration much of the other paperwork that the agents have to deal with. INS has only 6.200 beds available for detaining 252.000 asylum applicants. and those awaiting deportation. In 1993. in Los Angeles County. at Los Angeles County Hospital. one of the largest hospitals in the country. 67 percent of the births were to illegal alien mothers. The State of California needs to build a school a day to keep up with the incoming immigrant childrena school a day. According to a recent study out of Dartmouth. for every seven immigrants who enter the Job market. one bluecollar American worker loses a job. The INS routinely issues work authorization without regard to the number of jobs the economy is creating. The top five States receiving immigrantsCalifornia. Florida. Texas.