Speech #1050080087

That is a $109 million increase over current spending. $57 million more than the President requested. For the war on drugs we provide a $200 million increase. including a $134 million increase for the Drug Enforcement Administration. a $34 million initiative in the Caribbean. a main route into our Nation from South America of hard drugs. a $51 million increase for the Southwest border. the other big avenue for drugs coming into our country. and $46 million to combat heroin and the reemergence of methamphetamines as a scourge on our young people. To control our borders that are still allowing 300.000 more illegal immigrants into the country each year. we provide a $272 million increase for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. That includes a thousand new border patrol agents. which is twice what we were asked for by the White House. We provide $25 million to restore integrity to the naturalization process. ending the fingerprint scam that has contributed to felons receiving the most precious grant that we have. citizenship in the United States. We require criminal record checks before they are granted citizenship. and we revoke citizenship wrongfully granted to criminals by the dozens of thousands just last year. The bill also authorizes and directs the Attorney General to fire on the spot any INS employee who does not follow department policy on granting citizenship or who willfully deceives the Congress. as has occurred in the past year. Six hundred million dollars goes to States for their costs in jailing illegal aliens. a $100 million increase over last year and over the Presidents request. This bill. Mr. Chairman. does not let up in the war on crime. drugs. and illegal immigration. and we break new ground on juvenile crime and juvenile crime prevention. For the balance of the bill. with very few exceptions. funding is provided at or below current levels. For the Commerce Department. the bill provides $4.1 billion. a $332 million increase. and that is related to the rampup for the decennial census in the year 2000.