Speech #1090100548

CONYERS and Mr. THOMPSON. who are the ranking members of the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees. Under this motion. we require DHS to develop a comprehensive border security strategy to establish control of all of our borders and ports. Unlike the base bill. we also provide significant personnel and equipment necessary to apprehend. to process and deport illegal immigrants: 12.000 additional Border Patrol agents are provided for in this motion. 8.000 more immigration and Customs enforcement inspectors. 4.000 additional Inspectors at our portsofentry. 1.000 additional U.S. Marshals. 1.000 more detention officers. and 300 additional immigration judges. You see. Mr. Speaker. the effective control of our borders involves a little bit more than proposals for fences or mandatory sentencing. In fact. it is more about listening to and understanding the challenges that are faced by hardworking Federal officers and officials in every phase of the process. That includes Border Patrol agents. detention officers. Customs inspectors. U.S. Marshals. immigration judges and Federal prosecutors. In this motion. we also provide 100.000 new detention beds to ensure that DHS has the space to detain illegal immigrants so that we can put an end to that absurd policy of catch and release once and for all. Furthermore. we instruct DHS to locate and deal with the 110.000 undocumented immigrants who have already been released so that we can apprehend them and deport them back to their home countries. In short. Mr.