Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On March 18, 2008, Sen. Schumer addressed concerns that local taxpayers have been unfairly paying to house illegal immigrants in local jails. The Senator is pushing for restoration of full funding to the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (\"SCAAP\"), which is responsible for reimbursing localities for the costs of incarcerating illegal immigrants. The proposal should save New York taxpayers millions of dollars.