Speech #1090048624

Fortunately. he was not successful. But that day would come later and his dream would be realized with Osama bin Ladens dream to bring down the towers that fateful day. [ 2145 But I say to you. the days of this catchandrelease policy are numbered. Congress has also worked hard to ensure that when border patrol agents catch undocumented aliens. we now have somewhere to hold them before they are extradited. Congress has funded over 4.000 new detention beds to help our Federal law enforcement uphold our Nations immigration laws. Our Federal law enforcement officers are being stretched too thin and being asked to do too much. According to current law. immigration laws can only be enforced by Federal law enforcement officials. Couple that with existing sanctuary policies in most of our big cities and one can easily see why our Federal officers have such a difficult time enforcing the laws on our borders. This is why I offered an amendment to the Homeland Security Authorization Bill that would fund local law enforcement training at Federal facilities in order to create a force multiplier so that our Federal law enforcement gets the assistance it needs. These additions will crack down on illegal immigration in between our borders and ultimately lessen the threat of terrorism. Congress has also passed legislation to make Americas first responders more expeditious and more effective by improving the process by which they receive their resources. The Faster and Smarter Funding For First Responders Act guarantees that the States with the biggest risk and the greatest threats receive the necessary funding to protect their communities.