mr. royce: i appreciate that. this is an amendment supported by chairman lamar mist, chairman of the judiciary committee. the reason he and i are in support of this is because this amendment reduces the office of the secretary and executive management account by $1 million and increases funding for immigration and customs enforcement by $1 million in order to facilitate new agreements urn the 287-j program this bill this amendment will provide for better enforcement of our immigration laws. 287-g has been very successful, it allows state and local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with the department of homeland security to enforce immigration law, it was enacted back in 1996 and congress implemented this program to give local communities help with illegal immigration in their area. a couple of points i would like to make, mr. chairman, there are a maybe 5,000 or 6,000 i.c.e. agents in the united states. there are 650,000 state and local law enforcement officers. 650,000. so the 10 million to 12 million illega

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for what purpose does the gentleman from california, mr. royce, rise. mr. royce: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment you were in 2, printed in the congressional record, offered by mr. royce of california. the chair: the gentleman from california. the gentleman is recognized for

mr. royce: thank you, mr. chairman, very much. a couple of quick points here. one the administration is actively considering resuming food aid in north korea and i understand the humanitarian impulse here but the unusual circumstances of north korea make this a mistake. and make it a very bad mistake, frankly which this amendment would correct. i remember the words of one north korean defector, i had a chance to talk with him, and he said -- he said actually in testimony here before the committee, we must not give food aid to north korea because, he says, it is, in his words, the same as providing funding for north korea's nuclear program. why is that so? because what invariably happens is they redirect these resources into support for the regime. this week, we had reports that north korea is making miniaturized versions of its nuclear weapons, ones that could fit atop icbm's and that makes his statement all that more dire about the redirection of the resource into the regime's hands. the situation in north korea is heartbreaking. i've been up there, i've seen

. >> mr. roycefor one minute. >> given were a financial crisis are originated it is unfortunate how far off the radar this reform effort has gone. this all started when congress decided to embark on a social justice course to get everyone that wanted one into a home regardless of whether they could afford it. then came the crisis followed by dodd-frank. let's be clear. an avalanche of regulation doesn't mean better regulation. the new regulations were piled on to the old ones. will that make the financial system safer? unlikely. it fundamentally weaken the global financial system by encouraging capital flight out of the most stable and liquid markets in the world. in the pile of new regulations, a few good ideas. this effort is getting trumped by 2300 pages of government attempting to micromanage every player in the financial system. the most competitive banking system is one with high capital requirements and few rules on the extension of credit, with it to a consumer or corporate sponsor. is up to