If 287(g) would provide the training and the authority for the local law enforcement to do just as the gentleman has said, think of the law enforcement power that can be brought to bear on the severe problem the country faces of getting rid of convicts in the penitentiaries, as well as fugitives on the run and on the lam, and raping and plundering and robbing in the country. I think it's as simple as ABC. I don't know why we don't do more of it. I thank the gentlelady.
Hal Rogers: “If 287(g) would provide the training and the authority for the local law enforcement to do just as the gentleman has…”
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Discussing the potential impact of the 287(g) program on local law enforcement and crime.
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