[inquest]

Its possible that there was money in there for this but normally you would say that the treasury can disburse funds quickly.

Do would these funds get disbursed directly from the treasury to the states, or would they go through DHS? Is it possible that DeLay was trying to find out what the "delay" was in getting these funds to their destination?

[Ben Ficklin]

I can't tell you. And to be honest with you, I think the whole thing is mis-info/a charade.

Back up 2 steps and look at this logically. There's only about 2 zillion illegals in metro Houston. If you counted all the jail space in all the county and munincipal jails in that metro area that might be un utilized by normal criminals, there is probably not a great deal of space available.

Why would you target 60 illegals? 2 zillion less 60 = 2 zillion. It makes no sense.

OTOH, at the border, where illegals can be returned without detention or hearings, it make sense. In fact the Dec. House bill specifically mentions funding the border counties.