Both areas involve law enforcement. one is in the incarceration area. the other is with the Byrne grants. I am a strong supporter of the Byrne grants. but I must say we have a Federal commitment to provide States with reimbursement for criminal alien incarceration and. when we have a Federal commitment. we should live up to that commitment to provide the funds. Finally last year we took some action on the issue of providing reimbursement to States for the criminal incarceration of immigrants. and what we find now is that the President. having taken this first step. it should now be continued. We should continue with this effort to try to provide the funds to reimburse the States. Mr. Chairman. we have an obligation to follow our talk with our walk. and I would hope that what we will see is that. although we have two good programs. the Byrne grant program and the criminal incarceration of undocumented immigrants issue. we should try to meld the two and make sure that we are not taking from one to give to the other. because both are very good. In a tough time we should try to do the best we can. and I would hope that what we would find is that it is time for us to live up to our obligation of giving money to reimburse States for those obligations that really should be Federal obligations.
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