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House Appropriators Set to Limit Workplace Enforcement
Today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Homeland Security is marking up the FY09 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill and funding for worksite enforcement is at risk.
Today, Congress Daily — a well-known Capitol Hill newspaper - reports that House Homeland Security Appropriations Chairman David Price (D-NC) will attempt to reset Homeland Security's priorities by shifting money away from worksite enforcement.
According to Congress Daily, in a speech before the Center for American Progress yesterday, Rep. Price announced that he intends to shift $800 million away from workplace enforcement and direct ICE to use the funds to deport criminal aliens. While deporting criminal aliens is also an important goal, it should not come at the expense of worksite enforcement. Congress should fund both! Congress needs to enforce all of our immigration laws in order to ensure that our immigration system works and has integrity.
Call Rep. David Price's office and the Appropriations Committee at the numbers below and tell them:
You will not stand for this attempt to stop ICE's effective workplace enforcement activities.
You oppose any effort to restrict ICE's enforcement activities.
The committee should fully fund all enforcement activities.
Appropriations Committee: (202) 225-2771
Rep. David Price: (202) 225-1784
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