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January 25, 2005

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USA Today: 2,000 new border agents aren't part of budget, Ridge says

 

 

By Mimi Hall

 

President Bush will not ask Congress for enough money to add 2,000 agents to patrol the nation's borders in his 2006 budget, even though he signed a bill last month authorizing the increase.

 

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Monday that Bush's new budget, to be released in early February, will propose a "good incremental increase" in the number of agents. But he made it clear the number would not approach 2,000. The new agents were to be the first hires toward doubling the size of the force over five years.

 

As part of a sweeping intelligence bill passed in December, Congress called for nearly doubling the size of the Border Patrol by adding 10,000 agents over five years. The agency has about 11,000 agents; 90% work along the southern border with Mexico…

 

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Hat tip to Drudge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Arizona Republic reports that authorities in Mexico have detained the man who allegedly called FBI and other US officials with news of the 16 people whom he said crossed into the United States believed at the time to be headed for Boston.

 

Feds forced down a small plane carrying four Chinese illegal immigrants from Mexico into Texas. Michelle Malkin is wondering if these four are involved with the "Boston" Chinese nationals who are said to have illegally crossed the border from Mexico last week.

 

 

Posted by Martin at January 25, 2005 03:01 PM

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