Thread: S.1984 - New Border Enforcement Bill

Kyl, Sessions, McCain and Graham introduce immigration enforcement bill
http://hr.cch.com/news/hrm/080807a.asp

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.

Are these Senators not the jackasses who just tried and failed to give
our country to the illegals?!!!
what is going on?

Not Sen. Sessions he was stiff opposition to the Grand Bargainers. If his name is on this bill it should be looked at!

What good is a bill that will not be enforced?

Why don't they just enforce what laws we have. Then, if there are situations it won't cover, pass some new laws.

I fear, even the ones who talk a good talk, are really capable of stabbing us in the back.

Remember, this charade demands good guys and bad guys, but they are all in it to feather their own nest - mostly -

Originally Posted by ChicagoEd58

Not Sen. Sessions he was stiff opposition to the Grand Bargainers. If his name is on this bill it should be looked at!

...Absolutely, Sessions is a Senator of the highest integrity, is a true American patriot, and would only sponsor a bill that he though would make a positive impact against illegal immigration

Originally Posted by zeezil

Originally Posted by ChicagoEd58

Not Sen. Sessions he was stiff opposition to the Grand Bargainers. If his name is on this bill it should be looked at!

...Absolutely, Sessions is a Senator of the highest integrity, is a true American patriot, and would only sponsor a bill that he though would make a positive impact against illegal immigration

Then why isn't he trying to get our present laws enforced? They will go a long way to solving the problem - if not all the way.

I am very skeptical of 'new bills'. They take time to get passed. You know they will probably be tied up in court. How long before this new bill would be in effect and applied? After the election - maybe?

Always the cynic - just don't understand why they think a new bill is needed when they haven't tried the old bill.

I agree nntrixie it seems to be grand standing is more important then insuring our current laws are enforced.

I am afraid the more we talk about new bills, the more determined the politicians are that they are successfully flim-flamming us.

Just this Bills number scares me. " S 1984"
This is the only thing I could find on line.

GovTrack.us. S. 1984--110th Congress (2007): A bill to strengthen immigration enforcement and border security and for other purposes, GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) <http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1984> (accessed Aug 8, 2007)
Because the government takes a day or two to post legislative information online, GovTrack is usually one legislative day behind.

They can authorize all they want, just like they did the 700-mile fence last year, but I want to see IMPLEMENTATION and most importantly, RESULTS.

When you see open borders zealots such as McCain's and Graham's names attached, it's obvious they just want political cover for another amnesty attempt. They obviously care little about securing the border and ending illegal immigration.