In sum. these new mandatory minimums will cost taxpayers billions of dollars. There is no suggestion in this bill of how we would pay for that. The real solution to this problem is smart and targeted immigration enforcement that encourages cooperation with local law enforcement. The Homeland Security Department only has enough funding to deport a small fraction of the undocumented immigrants in our country. President Obama has wisely said we should focus on those who could do us harm. In fact. 85 percent of those deported from the interior of our country in fiscal year 2014 had a criminal convictionand they should have been deportedcompared to only 38 percent in 2008 under the previous President. This Presidents policies has focused our limited resources on deporting dangerous people. deporting felons. not families. criminals. not children. As part of the effort to target immigration enforcement. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has established the Priority Enforcement Program. also known as PEP. to replace security communities. PEP is designed to protect our safety while improving trust between local police and communities they serve.
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