Mr. President. this amendment addresses the problem that. when our Border Patrol apprehends illegal aliens. they have no place in which to process them. no detention beds. so 90 percent in some parts of this country are released. Guess what. They never appear for their formal appearance and they melt into the economy and add to the existing problem. The chairman has addressed this already. Whereas the current law adds 8.000 of these detention beds per year. and that is on top of a base of only 20.000 detention beds nationwidethe chairmans bill adds a onetime additional 10.000 new beds over and above the 8.000 beds per year.
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Illegal aliens apprehended by Border Patrol are released and never appear for their formal appearance, melting into the economy.