GOP Proposed Budget Cuts To Border Security Enforcement Are Extensive

Yesterday, NDN highlighted the incongruity  of introducing new immigration enforcement legislation while simultaneously cutting funding to the Department of Homeland Security the federal entity responsible for enforcing immigration laws.

Today, as the Continuing Resolution is being argued on the floor of the House, it is worth highlighting some cuts and amendments proposed to the budget.

On the House Appropriations Website, the Majority party has put out a list of proposed cuts, all numbers below are in the millions:

The list above does not include all of the cuts, currently being debated but they are significant in that they are cuts to both enforcement and the construction of a border fence.

For the full list please go HERE.