(It's specifically for Fiscal Year 2014 which ends Oct. 1) http://t.co/eKg5RR6bFN
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) July 30, 2014
Sharyl Attkisson has taken a look at the numbers associated with the proposed “illegal immigration surge” — and being an expert investigative reporter, she’s even looked at unlikely theoretical scenarios, like the crisis being handled in the near future and the problem being resolved in fiscal year 2015.
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Oct. 1 the federal department budgets begin their new fiscal year.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) July 30, 2014
For FY 2015, President's budget request called for $13 billion for Customs and Border Protection.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) July 30, 2014
$5.3 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (FY 2015)
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) July 30, 2014
If the 2015 proposed budget and the extra resources added at the end of this FY aren't enough to handle the 2015 influx, a new request for
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) July 30, 2014
additional funds could be made.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) July 30, 2014
What’s the chance of that?
There are proposed provisions in the President's proposal to discourage further influx.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) July 30, 2014
Such as a $5 million information campaign to publicize to Central American nations that it's a dangerous trip w/no guarantees of amnesty.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) July 30, 2014
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Of course if the problem is resolved in FY 2015 with the resources provided, they could spend less than they anticipate.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) July 30, 2014
We suppose that could happen.
Theoretically, if new detention centers are built but not needed in the future once the crisis is handled, expenses could go back down.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) July 30, 2014
Some Republicans predict that if the govt. ramps up infrastructure to handle the influx, it will not draw it back down when the crisis ends.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) July 30, 2014