HB23

We have seperated the various parts of our bill into three basic steps. First, we will gather our supplies. We will purchase land for our barns, fields and training centers. This way, we can build our facilites before starting to put the rest of our bill into action. After construction, we will hire employees to care for the horses, such as trainers, vets and farriers. We will also allow interns who need college credit to work in the barns. This way, we will educate the American youth, while saving money that can be used for other important projects. Then, in preperation for the riders, we will purchase their gear, such as guns and uniforms. Finally we will hire the future patrol men. This portion of the bill is designed so that the American people can start seeing the effects of this bill almost immediately. Not only will this bill help stop illegal immigration, but, through programs like the intern program, we can help America get back on its feet. __Horses:__ //The American Border Patrol uses Quarter Horses, a hardy, stocky breed, as its choice mounts. We would like to add American Mustangs as a new choice breed. American Mustangs have similar atributes to those that caused the Border Patrol to select the Quarter Horse. In addition, the American Mustang is more surefooted, which, in a dangerous terrain, can save an officer's life. In addition, parts of American have an overpopulation of Mustangs. These excess equines are often rounded up and auctioned off, for as low as $500 apiece. By purchasing Mustangs, we will put money into the economy, while saving money that can be used to buy better equiptment for these horses and their riders. We plan to purchase 2000 Mustangs.// __Tack:__ //Tack is simply the gear put on a horse in order to carry a rider. We will provide each horse with one set of tack. Anything broken or damaged by the rider will be replace, but the money will be taken out of the rider's salary. The tack kits we will provide will include 1 bridle, 1 saddle,1 set of saddlebags, 1 saddlepad, 2 sets of reins, and 1 pair of stirrups. The average total cost of one tack kit is $1,035.// __Grooming Supplies:__ //Grooming supplies are used by the officer to take care of their horse and keep it clean after a hard day of work. Similar to the tack kit, one grooming kit will be provided per horse per year. If the officers break anything, it will be replaced with money from their salary. One grooming kit contains 1 curry comb, 1 hard brush, 1 soft brush, 1 mane and tail comb, and 1 hoof pick. The average total cost of one grooming kit is $26.// __Barns:__ //The barns will actually be an estate of 15 acres, consisting of 10 acres of fields/pastures for the horses, 2.5 acres of stabling for the horses, and 2.5 acres of training centers. Part of the stable area will also be live-in areas for the vets, and lounges for off-duty officers, as well as offices for any trainers, officers etc. who need to complete paperwork. The cost of the land, building supplies, and labor for each barn is limited to $100,000. Each barn will house 20 horses, and employ 2 trainers,2 veterinarians, 1 day vet and 1 live-in vet, and 1 farrier.// __Horse Feed and Water:__ //All thoses horses need nourishment, which is food and water. each barn will recieve a food and water salary, $50,000 per year. This money will be used to pay the water bill, and purchase food for the horses. Each officer will be in charge of feeding his/her horse, according to a diet assigned by the veterinarian.// __Horse Trainers:__ //Each barn will have 2 horse trainers, 1 per 10 horses. These trainers will work with both equines and officers to teach the pairs how to act and perform when they are out in the field. Theses trainers will sign off after every few lessons, verifying that the officer is compent in the area or skill being taught. Trainers will be paid $50,000 per year.// __Veterinarians:__ //Veterinarians will work with our officers to care for our horses properly. They will create specific horse diets, and administer various levels of care. There will be 2 vets at each barn, 1 live-in vet, and 1 day vet. We will provide everything nessecery for the vet to live at the facility, so both vets will recieve the same salary. Veterinerians will recieve a salary of $93,400 per year.// __Farrier:__ //1 farrier will work in each barn, to care for the horses legs and feet. They will make sure that a horse doesn't get injured by properly "shoeing" the horse, giving it horseshoes to protect its hooves. Our farriers will work closely with our vets, so that, if the horseshoes are negatively affecting the horse, the farrier can know immediately, and make adjustments accordingly. Farriers will recieve a yearly salary of $40,000.// __Riders/Patrolmen:__ //Patrolmen are what will make our bill possible. They will ride the horses, moniter the border, they are technically the heart of this operation. Groups of two horse and rider teams will, together, moniter a radius of 2 miles. This should decrease the amount of illegal immigration. Including 21 supervisors, we will hire a total of 1990 officers. Each officer will be paid $43,879 per year.// __Officer Uniforms:__ //Anyone representing the United States Border Patrol should definitely be in uniform while on duty. One uniform is given to each officer, to be replaced only if it would need drastic repairs or alterations to be considered fitting or suitable. Each uniform costs $1,500.// After gathering all of our supplies, both patrol men and horses will go through a rigorous training course. Training will include emergency tactics, as well as obstacle courses. This way, officers will know how to care for themselves and their horses in case of a crisis. The obstacle courses and other riding training will help the officers establish important relationships. By properly educating our officers, we will save a lot of time and money. If officers know how to take care of themselves and their horses, then we will not have to spend money and precious time treating injured horses and men. After training has been completed, officers and their mounts will be sent out into the field. Instead of having a final test, trainers will sign paperwork throughout the training process, verifying that the officer is competent in various skills of being taught. Once the new mounted border patrols are let out into their assigned piece of land, they will guard the border. For every two miles, there will be two border patrols and they must stay together, for safety reasons. They will be covering all the spaces between the border patrol stations that are already there. Once we have educated our officers, there is nothing left to do but send them out into the field. By verifying an officer's competence throught the training process, instead of all at one time, we can go back and target their weaknesses, which will help determine where they will be stationed, as well as if they need to be retrained or retaught one or two specific subjects, instead of reteaching them everything, most of which they might already know. This bill wil decrease immigration by carefully monitering the vast distances between Border Patrol stations. This way, the number of illegal immigrants who are able to slip across the American-Mexican border each year will be largely decreased. This will benefit mainly the more southern American states, such as Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. The lack of illegal immigrants will force unemployed Americans to get up and work for what they want, therefore improving the economy. Overall, this bill will benefit America in all areas of life, and not just immigration. __Item__...........................................__Description__ ............................................__Average Cost__......................................................................... __Total Cost__ Horses ............ 1 American Mustang, of any color and/or gender ......................$500 ...............................................................................$3,050,000 ......................................2,000 total will be purchased............................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Tack.................1 bridle, 1 saddle, 1 set of saddlebags, 1 saddlepad,................$1,025...............................................................................$2,050,000 ..................................2 sets of reins, 1 pair of stirrups............................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Grooming Supplies...1 curry comb, 1 hard brush, 1 soft brush, 1 mane................$26......................................................................................$51,740 ........................................and tail comb, 1 hoof pick............................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Barns ..............10 acres of field, 2.5 acres of stables, and 2.5 acres ....$100,000 (land AND building supplies).............................................$20,000,000 .........................................of training centers........................................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Horse Feed & Water....Water and feed for the horses at the stables......$50,000 (per barn, per year)............................................................$10,000,000 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Horse Trainers ..1 horse trainer (2 per barn) who will educate the officers ..........$50,000 (per year) ............................................................$17,500,000 ......................and their horses on how to act in the field. 50 trainer interns................................................................................................................. .............................will be accepted into the program per year................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Veterinarians.......1 live-in vet and 1 day vet per barn, each recieving the............$93,400 (per year)...............................................................$32,690,000 ..........................same salary per year. 50 day vet interns will be................................................................................................................................ ................................accepted into the program per year............................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Farrier................1 farrier, who will work at the barn during the day...................$40,000 (per year)...................................................................$5,250,000 ...............................50 farrier interns will be accepted into the program........................................................................................................................ ....................................................per year................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Riders/Patrolmen.....1 rider who will work 8-hour shift per day. Shifts will...........$43,870 (per year)..................................................................$87,301,300 ...........................overlap in 2-hour segments, during which the guard is........................................................................................................................ ...............................................being shifted.............................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Rider Uniforms.........Each rider will recieve one uniform per year...........................$1,500...............................................................................$2,985,000 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 * Bill #:** HB23
 * Sponsors:** EHolman/PA/Democrat CHarger/OH/Republican LMa/FL/Democrat KRasmussen/NC/Republican
 * Issue Category and Bill Title:** Immigration, H.O.R.S.E. (Helping Obstruct Restricted Settler Entrance)
 * Purpose:** The purpose of this bill is to stop illegal immigration on the border of the United States of America and Mexico. This bill will minimize illegal immigrant **from** coming by increasing mounted border patrols in between border stations.
 * Eligibility:** This applies to all American people. The people who will be most affected are Mexican immigrants, and anyone who is currently in, or plans to go into, the fields that we will be employing, mainly veterinarians, horse trainers, and law enforcement officers.
 * Terms & Benefits:**
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 * Step 1:** Gather Supplies
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 * Step 2:** Training
 * Step 3:** Send out into field
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