According to this Department of Justice memo. it says because of a "lack of resources and bed space to detain and prosecute every illegal entry violator." we are not able to prosecute them the first time. Mr. Speaker. this ought not to be. This is bad American policy. According to the border agents who work on the TexasMexico border and throughout the South. they arrest 1 million illegals a year coming into the United States. and we are telling them you have to work six times harder because the first time just doesnt count. According to T.J. Bonner. the head of the Border Patrol Association. he said: "Its devastating on morale. Our agents are risking their lives out there. and then theyre told. Sorry. that doesnt meet the criteria." and they must be released.
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