Speech #1040019511

I have an amendment which I will be offering which will seek to do the same thing. It will seek to reserve the first $650 million of the appropriated moneys for the prison programs for reimbursement for the States. Before we start putting money on the States for new prison construction. according to our notion of social engineering. and it is interesting how social engineering was so bad last year. but now. depending on who is in. the different notions of social engineering are more appropriate. but before we start spending that money. lot us pay for the costs that the States and local governments now face because of the Federal failure to enforce the immigration laws. That amendment will be before us. But let me tell my colleagues that that amendment seeks to try and bring this money to the State and local government through a reservation of funds.