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War
on
the
Border:
Against
the
Pentagon's
wishes,
the
House
votes
to
add
provision
for
10,000
troops
on
US-Mexican
border
to
defense
bill
9/12/97
By a vote of 261-150, the House last week endorsed Rep. Jim Traficant's
(D-Ohio) effort to ensure that their version of next year's defense bill
will include provisions for up to 10,000 U.S. troops to patrol the U.S.-Mexican
border. The Senate version has no similar provision.
Both the Defense Department and the Justice Department opposed the measure,
which could cost up to $650 million and would leave the doors open for
another tragedy like the killing of 18 year-old Esequiel Hernandez this
past May. Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), a former Border patrol sector chief
who opposes putting American troops on the border, says, "The only
rational way that we are going to combat illegal immigration, drug trafficking...
is to hire additional professional bilingual agents."
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Issue #11, 9/12/97
Organization News | Medical Marijuana: Plaintiffs in Conant v. McCaffrey Win Another Stage | Needle Exchange: House passes amendment that would strip Shalala of the power to lift the ban on using Federal AIDS funding for needle exchange | War on the Border: Against the Pentagon's wishes, the House votes to add provision for 10,000 troops on US-Mexican border to defense bill | War in the Capital: In our nation's capital, nearly 50% of black males between 18-35 are under criminal justice supervision | Focus on Michigan | Free Kemba Smith: Youth lead the way in the campaign against mandatory minimum sentencing | International: Colombia faces terror threat and a guerrilla war it can't win | Quote of the Week: Monkey business from the new issue of the Drug Policy Letter | Link of the Week: National Alliance of Methadone Advocates
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