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H.R. 3638, The Border Security and Elimination of Sanctuary for Illegal Aliens Act of 2007
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
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H.R. 3638 would end the cycle of illegal immigration in the United States.
== Detailed Summary ==
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(Log in to edit the wikiBorder Security and Elimination of Sanctuary for Illegal Aliens Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the worsening crisis of illegal immigration must be solved.
Directs the firstSecretary of Homeland Security to: (1) increase incentives to providerecruit Border Patrol agents through repayment of higher education loans; (2) establish a detailed summaryretention 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 unlawfully in the United States for any reason shall notify United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement respecting such arrest and provide the identity of the arrested person. Provides for: (1) such person's expedited removal from the United States, and (2) criminal penalties and expedited removal for a subsequent unlawful presence.
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 bill!)United States for an aggregate period exceeding one year.)
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007:10/12/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime,Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and Global Counterterrorism.International Law.
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wes
October 4, 2007, 12:42pm (report abuse)What are they going to do to stop illigal immagration?
wes
October 4, 2007, 12:46pm (report abuse)I mean, what can they do? why do illegal immigrants come? For jobs mostly. And who hires them? Americans.
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February 25, 2008, 11:24am (report abuse)by them coming here it hurts our country