HR 4437: Another illegal immigration bill
Rep Jean Schmidt has co-sponsored a second bill meant to crack down on the problem of illegal immigration: HR 4437, the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005.
This one shifts the focus towards cracking down on employers who hire illegal immigrants and smugglers who traffick them into the country, among other things.
Yet another bill that deserves overwhelming support in Congress, especially since immigration reform already has such support from the American people.
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There are 2 versions of Bill Number H.R.4437 for the 109th Congress
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.4437:
1 . Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)[H.R.4437.IH]
2 . Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (Reported in House)[H.R.4437.RH]
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H.R.4437
Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)
TITLE I--SECURING UNITED STATES BORDERS
SEC. 101. ACHIEVING OPERATIONAL CONTROL ON THE BORDER.
(a) In General- The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take all actions the Secretary determines necessary and appropriate to achieve and maintain operational control over the entire international land and maritime borders of the United States, to include the following--
(1) systematic surveillance of the international land and maritime borders of the United States through more effective use of personnel and technology, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, ground-based sensors, satellites, radar coverage, and cameras;
(2) physical infrastructure enhancements to prevent unlawful entry by aliens into the United States and facilitate access to the international land and maritime borders by United States Customs and Border Protection, such as additional checkpoints, all weather access roads, and vehicle barriers;
(3) hiring and training as expeditiously as possible additional Border Patrol agents authorized under section 5202 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458); and
(4) increasing deployment of United States Customs and Border Protection personnel to areas along the international land and maritime borders of the United States where there are high levels of unlawful entry by aliens and other areas likely to be impacted by such increased deployment.
(b) Operational Control Defined- In this section, the term `operational control' means the prevention of the entry into the United States of terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband.
SEC. 102. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR BORDER SECURITY.
(a) Surveillance Plan- Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive plan for the systematic surveillance of the international land and maritime borders of the United States. The plan shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of existing technologies employed on such borders.
(2) A description of whether and how new surveillance technologies will be compatible with existing surveillance technologies.
(3) A description of how the United States Customs and Border Protection is working, or is expected to work, with the Directorate of Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security to identify and test surveillance technology.
(4) A description of the specific surveillance technology to be deployed.
(5) The identification of any obstacles that may impede full implementation of such deployment.
(6) A detailed estimate of all costs associated with the implementation of such deployment and continued maintenance of such technologies.
(7) A description of how the Department of Homeland Security is working with the Federal Aviation Administration on safety and airspace control issues associated with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the National Airspace System.
(b) National Strategy for Border Security- Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a National Strategy for Border Security to achieve operational control over all ports of entry into the United States and the international land and maritime borders of the United States. The Secretary shall update the Strategy as needed and shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, not later than 30 days after each such update, the updated Strategy. The National Strategy for Border Security shall include the following:
(1) The implementation timeline for the surveillance plan described in subsection (a).
(2) An assessment of the threat posed by terrorists and terrorist groups that may try to infiltrate the United States at points along the international land and maritime borders of the United States.
(3) A risk assessment of all ports of entry to the United States and all portions of the international land and maritime borders of the United States with respect to--
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