The Presiding Officer. as a former U.S. attorney. knows how these MOUs are. They enter into these agreements. and the agreements essentially provide that their local law enforcement officers be crosstrained to work with Customs enforcement. The program clearly has not expanded at the pace we originally envisioned. but the tide is beginning to turn as to these issues and how we deal with the problem of illegal aliens. So today the number of illegal aliens in the United States is a staggering number. It is estimated at between 10 million to 12 million. with another estimated 800.000 arriving in our country each year. Last year. we arrested over 1 million. One solution to address the problem is to increase partnerships between Federal immigration authorities and State and local authorities through such programs as the 287(g) program. It is something I know a little bit about. I was a U.S. attorney in Alabama for 12 years.
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