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Building upon the $3 billion in border security improvements recently adopted in the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, US. Senators Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), John McCain (R-Ariz.) Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) have introduced a bill (S 1984) to further provide resources to help gain operational control over the borders of the United States, enforce and strengthen interior immigration laws and create additional penalties for immigration violations.
The bill, introduced on August 2, 2007, contains some 72 separate provisions, which represent the ideas and insights of numerous members of Congress, a variety of federal and state agencies affected by illegal immigration, stakeholders, and members of the public. Some of these provisions represent compromises adopted by senators in the last immigration bill and others contain new enforcement provisions.
The bill would authorize significant increases in the number of personnel to patrol the border, staff the ports of entry, prevent smuggling and investigate immigration violations. It would also increase the amount of fencing, vehicle barriers, physical infrastructure, and technology to observe and deter illegal crossings and the amount of detention space to hold unlawful aliens. The bill would also mandate that DHS detain unlawful aliens crossing the border until those aliens are removed. In addition, DHS would also capture biometric data on all foreign nationals legally entering and departing the United States and identify, track, detain and remove those who overstay their visas.
The bill would authorize significant increases in personnel for DHS and the Department of Justice to enforce the immigration laws in the interior of the United States. It would add new legal authorities to prevent the entry and enable the removal of suspected terrorists, aggravated felons, gang members, human smugglers, and other criminals. The bill would add new legal authorities to deter and prosecute crimes against children, to combat smuggling and to prevent fraud. It would also enhance the ability of state and local law enforcement officers to identify unlawful aliens and increase funding to states adversely affected by illegal immigration.
The bill would enhance laws to prevent the hiring of unlawful aliens in the United States. It would require DHS to establish an employment verification system that would make it easier to identify unauthorized workers, in part through enhanced data-sharing between federal and state agencies. The bill would increase the security and integrity of Social Security cards and provide funding to assist states in issuing more secure driver's licenses and identity documents. The bill would increase civil and criminal penalties against employers who knowingly hire unlawful aliens and persons who misuse identity documents.
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