Mr. Speaker. about the problems with these alien smugglers not being prosecuted. I happen to have a transcript. and I said on April 6 to the Attorney General. "The pathetic failure of your U.S. attorney in San Diego to prosecute alien smugglers who have been arrested 20 times is a demoralizing slap in the face to Border Patrol agents who risk their lives every day. It also undermines the credibility that you and President Bush have when you talk tough about enforcing laws. And it renders meaningless the laws this Congress passes to crack down on alien smugglers." Then I asked him. "What. if anything. will you do to see that the U.S. attorney in San Diego prosecutes these alien smugglers. at least those that have been repeatedly arrested by Border Patrol agents?" This is what the Attorney General said:"I m aware of what youre talking about with respect to the San Diego situation and we are looking into it. Were asking all U.S. attorneys. particularly those on the southern border to do more. quite frankly. We need to be doing more. "But the U.S. attorneys along the southern border tell me that the existing law regarding alien smugglers could be tighter.
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