Speech #1090152553

Frankly. we have enough homegrown crime to deal with already without having to deal with the crime that we are literally importing from other countries. As a result. my amendment pays for an increase in SCAAP funding through an 8/io of 1 percent decrease in funding from the account that pays membership fees to international organizations. Earlier this year. the President addressed the Nation and announced he would be sending National Guard troops to our southern border to help stem the flood of illegal immigrants flowing into the United States. National Guard troops on the border may help stem the flow of new illegal immigrants. but they do nothing to deal with the criminal element that has already gotten through. With an estimated is 11 million illegal immigrants already living in the United States. our local law enforcement agencies continue to serve as our first line of defense in dealing with the criminal element that has already entered the country. That is why we need to provide State and local police with the resources that they need to do the job that we impose upon them. I therefore urge my colleagues to help State and local law enforcement deal with undocumented criminals and support the amendment. Mr. Chairman.