Thread: True Reform Petition

here's a link that sends our thoughts to our government, including President Bush.

WAIT! This is an AMNESTY BILL. We need to be careful of what we are showing our support for and signing! Might have hidden Amnesty. The Devil's in the Details. I hi-lited a few odd things.

Anyone familuar with this???? I'm not

What you are signing you support on that link.
H.R.4313
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c ... 109g1z2yk::

Lots of other crap in it beside border security.
TRUE Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)

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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Severability.
TITLE I--SOUTHWEST BORDER SECURITY
Sec. 101. Construction of fencing and security improvements in border area from Pacific Ocean to Gulf of Mexico.
Sec. 102. Border patrol agents.
Sec. 103. Increased availability of Department of Defense equipment to assist with surveillance of southern international land border of the United States.
Sec. 104. Ports of entry.
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II--FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
Subtitle A--Additional Federal Resources
Sec. 201. Necessary assets for controlling United States borders.
Sec. 202. Additional immigration personnel.
Sec. 203. Additional worksite enforcement and fraud detection agents.
Sec. 204. Document fraud detection.
Subtitle B--Maintaining Accurate Enforcement Data on Aliens
Sec. 211. Entry-exit system.
Sec. 212. Alien registration.
Sec. 213. State and local law enforcement provision of information regarding aliens.
Sec. 214. Listing of immigration violators in the national crime information center database.
Subtitle C--Detention of Aliens and Reimbursement of Costs
Sec. 221. Increaseof Federal detention space and the utilization of facilities identified for closures as a result of the Defense Base Closure Realignment Act of 1990.
Sec. 222. Federal custody of illegal aliens apprehended by State or local law enforcement.
Sec. 223. Institutional Removal Program.
Subtitle D--State, Local, and Tribal Enforcement of Immigration Laws
Sec. 231. Congressional affirmation of immigration law enforcement authority by States and political subdivisions of States.
Sec. 232. Immigration law enforcement training of State and local law enforcement personnel.
Sec. 233. Communication between government agencies and the Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 234. Reducing illegal immigration and alien smuggling on tribal lands.
Sec. 235. Immunity.
Subtitle E--Additional Provisions
Sec. 241. No preferential treatment of aliens not lawfully present for public benefits.
Sec. 242. Authorized appropriations.
TITLE III--VISA REFORM AND ALIEN STATUS
Subtitle A--Limitations on Visa Issuance, Validity Due to Abuse, and Suspension of the Visa Waiver Program
Sec. 301. Curtailment of visas for countries denying or delaying repatriation of nationals.
Sec. 302. Cancellation of visas.
Sec. 303. No judicial review of visa revocation.
Sec. 304. Suspension of visa waiver program.
Sec. 305. Elimination of diversity immigrant program.
Sec. 306. Extended family preference categories.
Sec. 307. Sponsorship levels.
Subtitle B--Visa Term Compliance Bonds
Sec. 311. Definition and issuance of visa term compliance bonds.
Sec. 312. Release of aliens in removal proceedings.
Sec. 313. Detention of aliens delivered by bondsman
Subtitle C--Adjustment of Alien Status
Sec. 321. Adjustment of status for certain aliens.
Sec. 322. Expansion of naturalization requirement to certain nonimmigrant aliens.
Sec. 323. Temporary protected status.
Sec. 324. Completion of background and security checks.
Sec. 325. Denial of benefits to terrorists and criminals.
Sec. 326. Repeal of section 245(i).
Sec. 327. Authorized appropriations.
TITLE IV--WORKPLACE ENFORCEMENT AND IDENTIFICATION INTEGRITY
Subtitle A--In General
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Congressional findings.
Sec. 403. Effective dates; implementation.
Subtitle B--Reform of the Work Eligibility Verification System
Sec. 411. Basic pilot program renamed interim work eligibility verification program; verification requirement for independent contractors.
Sec. 412. Work Eligibility Verification System.
Sec. 413. Protection for United States workers and individuals reporting immigration law violations.
Sec. 414. Inadmissibility for failure to present documentation of work eligibility.
Subtitle C--Work Eligibility Verification Reform in the Social Security Administration
Sec. 421. Alien work eligibility database.
Sec. 422. Anti-fraud measures for social security cards.
Sec. 423. Notification by commissioner of failure to correct social security information.
Sec. 424. Restriction on access and use; no national identification card.
Sec. 425. Sharing of information with the commissioner of Internal Revenue Service.
Sec. 426. Sharing of information with the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Subtitle D--Work Eligibility Verification System Reform in the Internal Revenue Agency
Sec. 431. Sharing of information with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Commissioner of Social Security.
Sec. 432. Ineligibility for nonresident alien tax status.
Sec. 433. Unlawful use of individual taxpayer identification numbers.
Sec. 434. No deduction allowed for compensation paid to unauthorized workers.
Subtitle E--Identification Document Integrity
Sec. 441. Consular identification documents.
Sec. 442. Machine-readable tamper-resistant immigration documents.
Sec. 443. Birth certificates.
Subtitle F--Limitations on Illegal Alien Collection of Social Security
Sec. 451. Exclusion of unauthorized employment from employment upon which creditable wages may be based.
Sec. 452. Exclusion of unauthorized functions and services from trade or business from which creditable self-employment income may be derived.
Sec. 453. Effective date.
Sec. 454. Authorized appropriations.

TITLE V--PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT
Subtitle A--Criminal and Civil Penalties
Sec. 501. Criminal penalties for alien smuggling.
Sec. 502. Strengthened enforcement of alien registration laws.
Sec. 503. Criminal and civil penalties for entry of aliens at improper time or place, avoidance of examination or inspection, unlawful presence and misrepresentation or concealment of facts.
Sec. 504. Civil and criminal penalties for aliens unlawfully present in the United States.
Sec. 505. Increased penalties for reentry of removed aliens.
Sec. 506. Civil and criminal penalties for document fraud, benefit fraud, and false claims of citizenship.
Sec. 507. Rendering inadmissible and deportable aliens participating in criminal street gangs.
Sec. 508. Mandatory detention of suspected criminal street gang members.
Sec. 509. Ineligibility from protection from removal and asylum.
Sec. 510. Penalties for misusing social security numbers or filing false information with Social Security Administration.

Subtitle B--Detention, Removal and Departure
Sec. 511. Voluntary departure.
Sec. 512. Expedited exclusion.
Sec. 513. Expedited removal of criminal aliens.
Sec. 514. Reinstatement of previous removal orders.
Sec. 515. Cancellation of removal.
Sec. 516. Detention of dangerous aliens.
Sec. 517. Alternatives to detention.
Sec. 518. Release of aliens from noncontiguous countries.
Sec. 519. Continuances; changes of venue.
Sec. 520. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act, including any amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act, and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances, shall not be affected by such invalidation.

TITLE I--SOUTHWEST BORDER SECURITY
SEC. 101. CONSTRUCTION OF FENCING AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS IN BORDER AREA FROM PACIFIC OCEAN TO GULF OF MEXICO.
Section 102(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended--
(1) in the heading by striking `Near San Diego, California';
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
`(1) SECURITY FEATURES-
`(A) REINFORCED FENCING-
`(i) IN GENERAL- In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for--

`(I) the construction along the southern international land border of the United States, starting at the Pacific Ocean and extending eastward to the Gulf of Mexico, of at least 2 layers of reinforced fencing; and
`(II) the installation of such additional physical barriers, roads, lighting, and sensors along such border as may be necessary to eliminate illegal crossings along such border.
`(ii) PRIORITY AREAS- With respect to the border described in clause (i), the Secretary shall ensure that initial fence construction occurs in high traffic and smuggling areas along such border.
`(iii) CONSULTATION- Before installing any fencing or other physical barriers, roads, lighting, or sensors under clause (i) on land transferred by the Secretary of Defense under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Defense for purposes of mitigating or limiting the impact of the fencing, barriers, roads, lighting, and sensors on military training and operations.

`(B) BORDER ZONE CREATION AND ACQUISITION-

`(i) IN GENERAL- In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall create and control a border zone, along the international land border described in subparagraph (A), subject to the following conditions:
`(I) SIZE- The border zone shall consist of the United States land area within 100 yards of the international land border described in subparagraph (A), except that with respect to areas of the border zone that are contained within an organized subdivision of a State or local government, the Secretary may adjust the area included in the border zone to accommodate existing public and private structures.
`(II) TREATMENT OF FEDERAL LAND- Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Southwest Border Security Act, the head of each Federal agency having jurisdiction over Federal land included in the border zone shall transfer such land, without reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Homeland Security.

`(III) TREATMENT OF INDIAN LANDS- With respect to Indian lands included within the border zone, the Secretary shall obtain, through agreement, donation, purchase, or condemnation, the rights, titles, or interests in such real property that are sufficient to provide for the construction of the security features described in subparagraph (A)(i) and access to the border zone as may be necessary to deter illegal crossings into the United States. In this subclause, the terms `Indian lands' and `Indian tribe' shall have the meaning given such terms in section 2103 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 81).

`(ii) PROPERTY REVIEW AND ACQUISITION-

`(I) PROPERTY REVIEW- The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive review and value assessment of all property in the border zone owned by irivate parties, States, and local governments.
`(II) COMPLETION OF REVIEW- The Secretary shall complete the review required by subclause (I)--
`(aa) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Southwest Border Security Act, in the case of priority areas identified by subparagraph (A)(ii); and

`(bb) not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of the Southwest Border Security Act in the case of other land in the border zone.

`(III) ACQUISITION- As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of the Southwest Border Security Act, the Secretary shall commence proceedings for the acquisition of the rights, titles, or interest in such real property covered by the review described in subclause (I) in accordance with section 103(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1103(b)), and that are sufficient to provide for the construction of the security features described in subparagraph (A)(i) and access to the border zone as may be necessary to deter illegal crossings into the United States.

`(iii) OTHER USES- The Secretary may authorize the use of land included in the border zone for other purposes so long as such use does not impede the operation or effectiveness of the security features in stalled under subparagraph (A)(i) or the ability of the Secretary to carry out subsection (a).'; and

(3) by striking `Attorney General' and inserting `Secretary of Homeland Security' each place it appears.

SEC. 102. BORDER PATROL AGENTS.

Section 5202 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3734) is amended--

(1) by striking `2010' and inserting `2011' each place it appears; and
(2) by striking `2,000' and inserting `3,000'.

SEC. 103. INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EQUIPMENT TO ASSIST WITH SURVEILLANCE OF SOUTHERN INTERNATIONAL LAND BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES.

(a) Increased Availability of Equipment- The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and implement a plan to use the authorities provided to the Secretary of Defense under chapter 18 of title 10, United States Code, to increase the availability and use of Department of Defense equipment, including unmanned aerial vehicles, tethered aerostat radars, and other surveillance equipment, to assist with Department of Homeland Security surveillance activities conducted at or near the southern international land border of the United States.

(b) Report- Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report containing--

(1) a description of the current use of Department of Defense equipment to assist with Department of Homeland Security surveillance of the southern international land border of the United States;

(2) the plan developed under subsection (a) to increase the use of Department of Defense equipment to assist with such surveillance activities; and

(3) a description of the types of equipment and other support to be provided by Department of Defense under such plan during the one-year period beginning after submission of the report.

SEC. 104. PORTS OF ENTRY.

(a) In General- The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to construct an additional 25 ports of entry along the international land border of the United States, at locations to be determined by the Secretary.

(b) Authorization of Appropriations- For purposes of carrying out subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $125,000,000.

SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 102 and 103, and the amendments made by such sections, $5,000,000,000.

(b) Conforming Amendment- Section 102(b)(4) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is repealed.

TITLE II--FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

Subtitle A--Additional Federal Resources

SEC. 201. NECESSARY ASSETS FOR CONTROLLING UNITED STATES BORDERS.

(a) Personnel-

(1) CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS- In each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by not less than 250 the number of positions for full-time active duty Customs and Border Protection officers.

(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS-

(A) CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS- There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out paragraph (1).

(B) TRANSPORTATION OF ALIENS- There are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 for the transportation of aliens.

(b) Technological Assets-

(1) ACQUISITION- The Secretary of Homeland Security shall procure unmanned aerial vehicles, cameras, poles, sensors, and other technologies necessary to achieve operational control of the borders of the United States.

(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out paragraph (1).

(c) Border Patrol Checkpoints- Temporary or permanent checkpoints may be maintained on roadways in border patrol sectors close to the border between the United States and Mexico.

SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL IMMIGRATION PERSONNEL.

(a) Department of Homeland Security-

(1) INVESTIGATIVE PERSONNEL- In addition to the positions authorized under section 5203 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, increase by not less than 200 the number of positions for investigative personnel within the Department of Homeland Security investigating alien smuggling and immigration status violations above the number of such positions for which funds were made available during the preceding fiscal year.

(2) TRIAL ATTORNEYS- In each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, increase the number of positions for attorneys in the Office of General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security who represent the Department in immigration matters by not less than 100 above the number of such positions for which funds were made available during each preceding fiscal year.

(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.

(b) Department of Justice-

(1) ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT-

(A) ESTABLISHMENT- There is established within the Department of Justice the position of Assistant Attorney General for Immigration Enforcement.

In the words of Frosty Woolridge, it's been confirmed.

It's an AMNESTY BILL

Thankfully, last week, your activism killed the fallacious McCain/Kennedy amnesty bill as well as the Specter and the Hagel/Martinez bill. All of them heinous betrayals of our U.S. Constitution!

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Posted on Tuesday, April 11 @ 07:41:56 UTC
Topic: Frosty Woolridge