The Washington Times

Ending the "catch-and-release" policy for non-Mexican illegal aliens will take at least a year, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has estimated.

But Rep. Lamar Smith, Texas Republican, said he has heard estimates from Mr. Chertoff's department that it will take as long as three years to end the policy, stressing why better enforcement must come before Congress acts on President Bush's call for a guest-worker program.

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