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Border Bucks
President Bush told Congress today that he wants $1.95 billion to pay for the immigration reform package he announced Monday, including the hiring of additional Border Patrol agents.
The money would come from the $92-billion supplemental appropriation package pending in Congress.
Instead of increasing the bottom line, Bush scratched out $1.95 billion previously targeted for the war on terror. Administration officials today said those procurements can be postponed without hurting the war effort.
In addition to more Border Patrol agents, the money would pay for infrastructure (lighting, roads, etc.), additional detention beds, local law enforcement support and temporary use of the National Guard in non-enforcement activities along the border.
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