As you indicated in a March 17. 1997. letter to Anaheim City Mayor Tom Daly. "The INS is constantly striving for new and innovative law enforcement Initiatives to combat the involvement of foreign nationals in criminal activities. From all reports I have received thus far. the Anaheim project certainly has the potential of becoming such an Initiative." The success of this program. and its sister program in Ventura County. has led to the Introduction of H.R. 1493. a bill to extend these programs nationwide. The House Immigration and Claims Subcommittee recently held a hearing on H.R. 1493. and plans on moving this bill in the near future. In light of the fact that the Anaheim program is the only one of its kind in a city jail. and the only means of obtaining data from which Congress can evaluate the merits of this program. we strongly urge you to continue the program. We look forward to your response to this urgent request.
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