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Post by deb on Mar 27, 2010 10:45:37 GMT -5
www.ice.gov/about/index.htmFrom the ICE website: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative agency in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Formed in 2003 as part of the federal government's response to the 9/11 attacks, ICE's mission is to protect the security of the American people and homeland by vigilantly enforcing the nation's immigration and customs laws.ICE combines innovative investigative techniques, new technological resources and a high level of professionalism to provide a wide range of resources to the public and to our federal, state and local law enforcement partners. ICE is comprised of four operational divisions: * Office of Detention and Removal Operations (DRO) * Office of Investigations (OI) * Office of Intelligence (Intel) * Office of International Affairs (OIA) With more than 19,000 employees in over 400 offices in the U.S. and around the world, ICE plays a vital role in the DHS layered defense approach to protecting the nation. Are they doing what we're paying them to do?
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Post by tlc1st on Mar 27, 2010 11:02:39 GMT -5
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Post by deb on Mar 29, 2010 12:11:53 GMT -5
The government would have to take $922 from every man, woman, and child in the United States to come up with the $285 billion that would be needed to apprehend, detain, legally process, and transport undocumented immigrants and maintain the current enforcement strategy at the border and in the interior. That kind of money could be put to much better use, and the economy would mightily suffer if undocumented immigrants were forced out. Our GDP would lose a cumulative $2.6 trillion over 10 years. www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/03/political_deadlock.htmlHow is it that they got into the country on their own, but a send off would have to be first class all the way? Besides, I keep hearing that a few hundred billion dollars is chump change given the size of the government. Is there something wrong with this picture? That being said, where do I send the $922?
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