This legislation will help put FEMA on sound footing. In addition. the conference report contains many provisions that provide clear guidance to the Department about how to improve its operations. I am particularly pleased with the improvements in funding for border security. Over the pass 2 years. starting with an amendment I offered with Senator LARRY CRAIG to the fiscal year 2005 emergency supplementalwith the support of my Subcommittee Chairman. Senator GREGGthis Congress. and especially this Senate. has added 4.000 new Border Patrol agents and 9.150 new detention beds to the fight for border security. And. as a result of our efforts. there are 1.373 new detention personnel and 526 new Customs and Border Protection officers at our ports of entry. With Congress leading the way in a bipartisan manner. this administration has finally awakened and realized that this country faces a true illegal immigration crisis. There are 12 million illegal aliens currently living in this countrywith more than 500.000 new illegal entering each year. And. as of this past January. there were an estimated 558.000 alien abscondersillegal aliens who have been ordered to be removed from this country. but who have thus far escaped detection. These individuals must be found and removed.
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