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Rep. Burton reintroduces legislation to crack down on illegal immigration
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:06 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN-05) issued the following statement after introducing the "No Sanctuary for Illegals Act" (H.R. 5002) which is a consolidated and update of two bills he introduced during the110th Congress - the "No Sanctuary for Illegals Act" (H.R. 3549) and the "Border Security and Elimination of Sanctuary for Illegal Aliens Act of 2007" (H.R. 363

"Since our existence, the United States has been attractive to foreigners looking for more opportunity and more freedom. It is said that we are a "nation of immigrants". Reports from the White House have been that President Obama, emboldened by his health care reform victory, the President wants to tackle the issue of immigration reform by creating a path to citizenship for the millions of illegal aliens currently living in America.

"I believe the President's approach is misguided. We are an immigrant Nation but we are also a nation of laws. And a nation susceptible to terrorist attacks. For these reasons we should apply two principals to our nation's immigration policies - Stronger border security; and no amnesty for illegal immigrants. My bill embodies both of these principles. H.R. 5002 would:

* Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) increase incentives to recruit Border Patrol agents through repayment of higher education loans; (2) establish a retention program; and (3) make construction of border fencing a priority;

* Authorizes the Secretary to deploy newly-developed technology along the land and maritime borders;

* Requires that a state or local law enforcement agency that arrests an alien that is illegally in the United States shall notify United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement respecting the arrest and provide the identity of the arrested person. In addition, it provides for: (1) the arrested person's expedited removal from the United States, and (2) criminal penalties and expedited removal if that same person is discovered to be unlawfully present in the United States a second time;

* Makes inadmissible to the United States an alien who has been unlawfully present in the United States and who attempts to illegally enter or reenter the United States. (Under current law, such person must be unlawfully in the United States for an aggregate period exceeding one year.);

* End of practice of anchor babies - children born in the United States to illegal alien mothers, who use the children's American citizenship to remain in the country; and

* End the policy of Sanctuary Cities - Cities that offer assistance and protection to illegal aliens

"Amnesty policies only reward people for breaking our laws and encourage others to do the same. We tried amnesty during the 1980s when we passed the Simpson-Mazzoli Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 when we only had an estimated 3 million illegal aliens in this country. Today we have an estimated 12 to 18 million illegal aliens living in America; proving that amnesty as a cure for illegal immigration is a complete failure. Amnesty does not work; and so long as I am privileged to represent Hoosiers in the United States House of Representatives I will oppose amnesty."

Background:

Cosponsored: Over 30 pieces of legislation dealing with immigration issues in the 111th Congress alone.

March 2010 - Joined the "Reclaim American Jobs" caucus which raises public awareness of the connection between illegal immigration and unemployment. It also pressures the Administration to vigorously enforce the laws against the employment of illegal immigrants, works to implement legislation that will protect American jobs from the impact of illegal immigration and work to defeat legislation that will put American jobs at risk from the impact of illegal immigration.

September 2009 - Sent a letter to Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price and Ranking Member Mike Rogers of the Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security to request that four-immigration related provisions contained in the Senate-passed version of the FY2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill be retained in the conference report to H.R. 2892

April 2009 - Sent a letter to Secretary Janet Napolitano of the Department of Homeland Security regarding the disturbing fact that the United States does not inform foreign governments of the full criminal record of an alien being deported for a criminal offense, something that was brought to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere during a previous hearing on "Deportees in Latin America and the Caribbean."

March 2009 - Sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressing that her statement that immigration law enforcement is "un-American" was "grossly inappropriate" and urging her to apologize to the men and women of the Department of the Homeland Security.

March 2009 - Sent a letter to President Obama expressing "our concerns regarding the completion of security fencing and accompanying infrastructure along the US-Mexico border." The letter also stressed that reports of escalating border violence and increased narcotics production in Mexico underscore the significant challenges we face on our Southern land border, and the signatories urged the President "to expeditiously complete existing fence construction projects required by law and consider building additional infrastructure wherever needed..." Such a provision is also included in my "No Sanctuary for Illegals Act," H.R.5002.

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