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Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 12:00 pm | Updated: 1:20 pm, Tue Mar 12, 2013.
By Steve Dunn Managing Editor
dailygate.com

KAHOKA, Mo. – U.S. Rep. Sam Graves pushed Friday for immigration and regulatory reform during stops in Kahoka and Memphis, Mo.

However, approximately 35 citizens at Steve’s Family Diner in Kahoka were just as interested in Graves’ take on sequestration and other federal budget-related matters.

Saying the fast track to U.S. citizenship never has worked, Graves added he wants to put more teeth into the E-Verify system that checks a person’s identity to help businesses make sure people who they hire are in the U.S. legally. More than 200,000 employers already participate in the voluntary program, according to Graves.

His Secure America with Verification and Enforcement Act also would add 5,000 border patrol agents and fencing and vehicle barriers at borders. In addition, the bill would increase the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and expedite the process of removing illegal aliens from the U.S.

The legislation has been referred to the House Homeland Security Committee.

When asked how illegal immigration ever can be controlled, Graves said the fence on the U.S./Mexico border between San Diego, Calif., and Tijuana, Mexico, has slowed illegal immigration considerably.

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