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agencies, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an assessment


of the additional detention facilities and bed space needed to


detain unlawful aliens apprehended at the United States ports of


entry or along the international land borders of the United


States.


(d) Technical and Conforming Amendment- Section 241(g)(1) (8


U.S.C. 1231(g)(1)) is amended by striking "may expend' and


inserting "shall expend'.


(e) Authorization of Appropriations- There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section.



Sec. 138. UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER ENFORCEMENT
REVIEW COMMISSION.


(a) Establishment of Commission.


(1) IN GENERAL-There is established an independent
commission to be known as the United States-Mexico
Border Enforcement Review Commission (referred to in
this section as the "Commission").


(2) PURPOSES-The purposes of the Commission are-


(A) to study the overall enforcement strategies,
programs and policies of Federal agencies along the
United States-Mexico border; and


(B) to make recommendations to the President and
Congress with respect to such strategies, programs
and policies.


(3) MEMBERSHIP-The Commission shall be composed of 17
voting members, who shall be appointed as follows:


(A) The Governors of the States of California, New
Mexico, Arizona, and Texas shall each appoint 4
voting members of whom-


(i) 1 shall be a local elected official from the
State's border region;


(ii) 1 shall be a local law enforcement official
from the State's border region; and


(iii) 2 shall be from the State's communities of
academia, religious leaders, civic leaders or
community leaders.


(B) 2 nonvoting members, of whom

2007-05-22 16:57:33

138 (a) (3)(A)(iii) 2 shall be from the State's communities of academia, religious leaders, civic leaders or community leaders. Do we really want unelected "leaders" as part of the governmental process for determining policies? Neither Jesse Jackson nor James Dobson are needed for this. This is pure patronage, and purley wrong for the makeup of such an advisory board. There need to be professional/technical qualifications placed on non-politician/professional members.

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Joseph Cook
2007-05-22 16:57:33

Where's the wall? This topic was "Border enforcement." Is this "Committee" going to enforce anything or simply get paid to sit around a large table and stay in high end hotels?

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Doc
2007-05-22 16:57:33

Ahhh-- The ultimate DC deflect: A "commission" to study what has already been studied to death: how to enforce the border. Commissions are DC's way of saying "we're going to do nothing about this, but we'll have lots of important meetings to mask our inactivity." Note to Congress: Build the wall you started, back it up with Border Patrol armed with guns and the authority to use them. There - no need for a Commission, unless you're really planning to do nothing.

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