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Amendment to fund additional immigration investigators.
The Sessions Amendment to H.R. 5441, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill for 2007. This was an amendment to add about $86 million for 800 more staff to investigate immigration law violations, offset by reductions in other programs. The Sessions Amendment failed.U.S. Border Control
Amdt. to Provide Funds to Hire 800 Immigration Inspectors.
Sessions/Ensign Modified Amendment No. 4660, to appropriate an additional $85,670,000 to enable the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire 800 additional full time active duty investigators to investigate immigration laws violations and to offset such increase on a pro-rata basis.