Monday, April 21, 2008

The Congress, the President, and the Budget

What money is spent on controlling immigration? How?

This article sums up some of the budget that is allocated to border patrol and such:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2008/homeland.html

For the 2008 budget, immigration it was proposed that immigration budget be cut down.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/21/AR2008012102168.html

What intereste groups impact this spending?

The most prominent immigration interest groups in Washington are:

American Immigration Control Foundation

Center for Immigration Studies

Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)

Immigration Forum

National Immigration Forum

Urban Institute

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