[20010724]RS20279_移民归化局重组及相关立法建议.pdf

Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20279Updated July 24, 2001Immigration and Naturalization ServiceReorganization and Related LegislativeProposalsWilliam J. KrouseAnalyst in Social LegislationDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryThe Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), with a current annual budget of$5.0 billion, is the primary agency charged with enforcing the nations immigration law.Regulating immigration can be viewed as having two basic components: stemming illegalimmigration (enforcement) and facilitating legal immigration (service). The BushAdministration supports separating service from enforcement. While no legislation hasbeen acted upon in the 107th Congress at this date, restructuring proposals may beconsidered in the future, since restructuring may necessitate amending existing statutoryauthorities. Previously, the Clinton Administration had initiated steps to restructure INSinternally by separating the agencys enforcement and service functions, but sought tomaintain the statutory authority for both functions under a single executive who wouldintegrate immigration policy, stand