February 27, 2009

President’s Budget Proposal (Fiscal Year 2010) for Border Security and Immigration Services

Key Aspects

• Funding of $45 million for the expansion of an exit pilot at key land ports of entry and other border security priorities.
• Funding of $368 million within existing Customs and Border Protection funds to support 20,000 Border Patrol agents protecting nearly 6,000 miles of U.S. borders.
• Funding of over $1.4 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement programs to ensure that illegal aliens who commit crimes are expeditiously identified and removed from the United States.
• Funding of $110 million for continued expansion of E-Verify, an electronic employment eligibility verification system. E-Verify helps U.S. employers comply with immigration law and ensures that U.S. jobs are available to U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the United States.
• The Budget also supports strengthening the delivery of immigration services by streamlining and modernizing immigration application processes.