CONGRESSMEN WANT INS AGENTS AT JAILS.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Rep. Elton Gallegly Elton W. Gallegly (born March 7 1944), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, currently representing the 24th District of California (map). and eight other California congressmen want Immigration and Naturalization Service Noun 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States INS agents permanently stationed in jails in up to 100 counties nationwide to ferret out illegal immigrants. Citing successful pilot programs in Ventura and Orange counties, Gallegly and his colleagues introduced a bill Wednesday that would make the programs permanent and expand it. Since November, 319 illegal immigrants were found in the Ventura County Jail. ``This bill will have a dramatic impact on all communities that are affected by illegal immigration "Illegal alien" and "Illegal aliens" redirect here. For other uses, see Illegal aliens (disambiguation). Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. ,'' said Gallegly, a former Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. mayor. ``We have seen case after case of criminal aliens committing heinous crimes against our citizens.'' The bill would require at least one full-time INS INS abbr. 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service 2. International News Service Noun 1. INS agent at each jail to check the immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. status of selected inmates as they are booked. Those found to be in the country illegally would be denied bail. If convicted of a crime, they would be automatically deported after serving their sentences. The measure also requires the INS to use fingerprint information and computerized databases to check the criminal history of illegals. In the past, Gallegly said significant numbers of illegal aliens who committed violent crimes in the past were allowed to go free after serving time for minor offenses. Under his bill, he said, they would be deported. INS officers already routinely visit county jails in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and San Diego counties. As a result, almost 11,000 illegal immigrants were identified for formal deportation during the six-month period ending March 31, INS officials said. Other congressmen signed on to the bill included Reps. Christopher Cox, R-Newport Beach; Ron Packard, R-Vista; Ed Royce, R-Fullerton; Dana Rohrabacher, R-Huntington Beach; Brian P. Bilbray, R-San Diego; Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham, R-Escondido; Jay C. Kim, R-Ontario; and Ken Calvert, R-Riverside. |
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