Every State. based on its population. receives money. We cannot get any fairer than that. Under the Illegal Alien Program. it goes to States that incarcerate illegal aliens. The amendment that I offered in full committee would combine that money. send money to all the States. that billion dollars. and send that to all the States to be apportioned more fairly so that States have money to fight what is their particular crime problem. what Is their particular priority. Now. we lost that pretty much on a party line vote in full committee and we could not get a rule to offer it. So today this amendment that I offer is far more modest than that. Mr. Chairman. we take out of the $500 million for incarceration of illegal aliens only $30 million and we apportion it to the Byrne Grant Program which funds it at its authorized level of $505 million. Mr. Chairman. this means more money for every State in the Union for the Byrne Grant Program. More money to every State. even the seven States that receive money from incarceration of illegal aliens. It does mean that the incarceration of illegal alien account is reduced by $30 million. The only State in the Union that receives less total dollars is California. But let me emphasize.
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