I’m obviously all for budget cuts, but re: this one you can’t help but wonder (I say this really not knowing the details–Mark K. might be able to enlighten us?) if they could/should have left it alone, considering this isn’t exactly an enforcer administration. From the Tucson Citizen:

Pima County taxpayers would have to shoulder all the local costs to detain illegal immigrants under President Bush’s proposed budget.
The budget, released yesterday, kills the $305 million program that helps states and counties offset the costs of keeping illegal immigrants behind bars.
Last year, Pima County received just under $750,000 from the program….