[AbsoluteJustice]

Read my posts 1) I have read the bill and described its issues in my post here, you know the part about the missing sealing of the borders? 2)You will also see I have written both Senators and my congresscritter. 3)This bill has NOTHING TO DO with the current immigration problem. We are going to stop immigration (illegal) how with this program?

So again I ask what benefit does this offer the U.S. when 1)current legals 35% are on welfare and 2)illegal immigration costs us 20 billion a year?

[ravingnutter]

You want sealing of the borders? You got it...

SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING USE OF MILITARY TO GUARD LAND BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

It is the sense of Congress that the President should deploy United States military troops to perform support functions along the southern and northern United States land borders until such time as additional Border Patrol agents authorized under this Act are hired and deployed.

SEC. 102. USE OF ARMY AND AIR FORCE TO SECURE THE BORDER.

Section 1385 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after `execute the laws' the following: `other than at or near a border of the United States in order to prevent aliens, terrorists, and drug smugglers from entering the United States'.

SEC. 103. INCREASE IN FULL-TIME BORDER PATROL AGENTS.

Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase the number of full-time Border Patrol agents to 20,000 by fiscal year 2008. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for additional resources for support personnel and equipment for the activities of the new Border Patrol personnel.

SEC. 104. INCREASE IN FULL-TIME BCBP IMMIGRATION INSPECTORS. Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by 2,000 the number of full-time Bureau of Customs and Border Protection immigration inspectors by the end of fiscal year 2006. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such additional resources for support personnel and equipment for inspections as may be necessary to implement such increase in inspectors.

SEC. 105. INCREASE IN FULL-TIME 1811-SERIES BICE SPECIAL AGENTS.

Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase the number of full-time 1811-series Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents devoted to the immigration function to 4,500 by the end of the fiscal year 2006. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such additional resources for support personnel, training, equipment, and case funds for investigations as may be necessary to implement such increase in the number of special agents.

SEC. 106. INCREASE IN FULL-TIME DETENTION AND REMOVAL OFFICERS.

Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by 2,000 the number of full-time detention and removal officers by the end of the fiscal year 2006. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for additional resources for support personnel and equipment for removals to implement such increase in personnel.