On Fox News yesterday, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) again stated his support for an expansion of Operation Streamline, a Bush-era program that requires federal
“„Then the thing that — well, it cost some money, but the operation streamline where you catch them crossing the border, you put them in jail for a short period of time as a deterrent. The only thing that costs is renting the jail space from one of the local counties or the state so you have a place to incarcerate these people. And you have to hire a judge. You have to have temporary courtroom space and so on. In the overall scheme of things it is not that expensive.
“„“Our study found that Operation Streamline has unacceptable consequences for the agencies forced to implement the program, for the migrants it targets, and for the rule of law in this country,” she said. “It diverts crucial law enforcement resources away from fighting violent crime along the border, fails to effectively reduce undocumented immigration, and violates the U.S. Constitution.”