This amendment is in line with the recommendations of the Jordan Commission. sanctioned by President Clinton. who supports efforts to simplify the process for transferring criminal aliens to prisons in the country of their origin to serve out there terms. One of the problems we have. Mr. Chairman. is that our system and the treaty has not been working. We are looking for a faster method to transfer prisoners from country to country with the acceptance of both of those countries. As of June 1994. there were some 8.000 Mexicans in Federal prisons eligible for transfer. There are also a largo number serving in State prisons. According to the Urban Institutes 1994 report on the fiscal impact of illegal immigration. there were some 21.395 illegal aliens incarcerated in California. New York. Florida.
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