Speech #1100187570

Specifically. the legislation would: establish a new competitive grant program within the Department of Justice to assist local law enforcement operating within 100 miles of the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada. authorize the Attorney General to designate areas outside of the 100mile limit as "High Impact Areas" to permit additional police departments impacted by borderrelated criminal activity. such as drug smuggling. to access grant funding. and authorize $100 million each year for the next 5 years to implement this program. Let me also be clear about what this legislation would not do. It does not confer local law enforcement with authority to enforce Federal immigration law. The purpose of this bill is to help