Friday, May 08, 2009

TheHill.com - Obama budget nixes aid for jailing illegal immigrants

TheHill.com - Obama budget nixes aid for jailing illegal immigrants:

By Ian Swanson and Walter Alarkon
Posted: 05/08/09 09:24 AM [ET]

President Obama voted in the Senate to provide additional funding for a program targeted for elimination by his budget that provides states a federal subsidy to offset the costs of jailing illegal immigrants.

Killing the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAPP) would save $400 million, according to Obama's budget for fiscal 2010 released Thursday. It's one of the largest non-defense discretionary cuts proposed in the president's budget."

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