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05-23-2006, 04:21 PM #1
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Bush border patrol plan to pressure courts: sources
Bush border patrol plan to pressure courts: sources
By Richard Cowan
33 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W Bush's plan to send thousands of National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border could spark a surge in immigration cases and U.S. courts are ill prepared to handle them, according to congressional and court sources.
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The administration failed to plan for the surge in court cases and did not consult the judicial branch on the impact more arrests would have on federal courts in the region, said Dick Carelli, a spokesman for U.S. federal courts.
Bush asked for $1.9 billion in emergency funds for the border plan, including $20 million to help the Justice Department deal with its increased caseload, but that did not include the courts.
"We were left out of the process," Carelli said. He added that since Bush unveiled his proposal to increase border patrols, federal judiciary officials have had to quickly cobble together a proposal to Congress for $20.3 million in emergency funds to hire three full-time judges and about 240 support staff for the Southwest.
Even without the stepped-up security at the border, federal courts in southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas have been over burdened. Carelli said those five judicial districts, out of 94 nationwide, account for 34 percent of all criminal cases moving through U.S. courts.
"It's irresponsible to think that you can take care of the border security problem without also addressing the justice enforcement problem, which federal courts are indispensable in," said a congressional aide.
Most immigrants caught crossing illegally are ordered out of the country without prosecution. But that still leaves a growing pile of cases involving illegals who are being prosecuted after being caught multiple times or those accused of other crimes.
Public defenders, pretrial services and probation officers are all provided by the federal courts. "And obviously, those hearings have to take place in federal courts. The border courts and the judiciary are just being swamped," the congressional aide said.
A Bush administration official said that emergency funds requested for the Justice Department will help hire immigration attorneys and other support staff. "By increasing the Department of Justice's ability to hear and process immigration-related cases, the belief is that the impact on the judicial branch will be mitigated," the official said.
Just five months before congressional elections, public opinion polls show immigration concerns are at the top of voters' list of worries.
The U.S. Senate is trying to pass a bill this week that would further tighten border security and give some illegals already in America a route toward citizenship.
But it is unclear whether the House of Representatives, which has passed a tougher border security bill, will work out a compromise with the Senate.
Congress and the White House have been arguing over whether Bush's plan for more border guards is the best short-term fix or whether the limited amount of emergency funds should be dedicated to buying vehicles, aircraft and other supplies for existing patrols.
Nationwide, each U.S. judge handles an average of 87 cases a year. But along the southern border, even before Bush's plan moves forward, the average is around 300 per judge, Carelli said. He added that the two federal judges in Laredo, Texas now carry 1,400 cases apiece.
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05-23-2006, 04:27 PM #2
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Apparently this "government" is ill prepared to handle anything.
It takes them 2 months just to get a comittee to pull their head out of their as*.
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05-23-2006, 04:31 PM #3
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I have the answer. Just give them all amnesty....
Why does an illegal have to go through the court system. Just put them on a bus, plane, train, anything. It would be so much easier. A person must provide proof they are a citizen or they are deported within 24 hours.
Why do they have to make everything so complicated.
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05-23-2006, 04:37 PM #4It takes them 2 months just to get a comittee to pull their head out of their as*.
Must be job security for the elite. No one is responsible for anything and they can go on forever in committee meetings doing nothing.
Can I be on the committee? You could have a group of pre-school kids that could come to a decision quicker than these people.Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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05-23-2006, 04:44 PM #5
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I'm sorry I read this, CHARLES
{lunch, ya know}
This problem would NOT exist if the EXISTING LAWS WERE ENFORCED.
And THEY KNEW IT! Don't think these schemers didn't know EXACTLY what the results were going to be. This is a well planned program heading America down the path of being eliminated as a sovereign Nation!Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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05-23-2006, 05:48 PM #6http://www.alipac.us/
You can not be loyal to two nations, without being unfaithful to one. Scubayons 02/07/06
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