S.Amdt. 3317
What it does: Adds SEC. __. STUDIES AND REPORTS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM MEXICO wherever appropriate
Sen. William H. Frist (R-TN)What it changes
1 change to S. 2454
Adds SEC. __. STUDIES AND REPORTS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM MEXICO wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. STUDIES AND REPORTS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM MEXICO.
Inserted: (a) Studies.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall conduct a study--
Inserted: (1) to identify the geographic areas in Mexico from which--
Inserted: (A) large numbers of residents are leaving to enter the United States in violation of Federal immigration law; and
Inserted: (B) large percentages of the population of such areas are leaving to enter the United States in violation of Federal immigration law; and
Inserted: (2) to analyze the social, political, and economic conditions in the geographic areas identified under paragraph (1) that contribute to illegal immigration into the United States.
Inserted: (b) Reports.--Not later than 16 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report that--
Inserted: (1) describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and
Inserted: (2) provides recommendations on how the Government of the United States can improve the conditions described in subsection (a)(2).
Inserted: (c) Immigration Impact Focus Areas.--
Inserted: (1) Designation.--Based on the results of each study conducted under subsection (a) and subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary, and appropriate officials of the Government of Mexico, shall designate not more than 4 geographic areas within Mexico as Immigration Impact Focus Areas.
Inserted: (2) Population limits.--An area may not be designated as an Immigration Impact Focus Area under paragraph (1) unless the population of such area is--
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Inserted: (A) not less than 0.5 percent of the total population of Mexico; and
Inserted: (B) not more than 5.0 percent of the total population of Mexico.
Inserted: (d) Development Assistance Plan.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop a plan to concentrate, to the extent practicable, economic development and humanitarian assistance provided to Mexico in the Immigration Impact Focus Areas designated under subsection (c)(1).
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SA 3317. Mr. FRIST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. STUDIES AND REPORTS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM MEXICO.
(a) Studies.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall conduct a study--
(1) to identify the geographic areas in Mexico from which--
(A) large numbers of residents are leaving to enter the United States in violation of Federal immigration law; and
(B) large percentages of the population of such areas are leaving to enter the United States in violation of Federal immigration law; and
(2) to analyze the social, political, and economic conditions in the geographic areas identified under paragraph (1) that contribute to illegal immigration into the United States.
(b) Reports.--Not later than 16 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report that--
(1) describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and
(2) provides recommendations on how the Government of the United States can improve the conditions described in subsection (a)(2).
(c) Immigration Impact Focus Areas.--
(1) Designation.--Based on the results of each study conducted under subsection (a) and subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary, and appropriate officials of the Government of Mexico, shall designate not more than 4 geographic areas within Mexico as Immigration Impact Focus Areas.
(2) Population limits.--An area may not be designated as an Immigration Impact Focus Area under paragraph (1) unless the population of such area is--
(A) not less than 0.5 percent of the total population of Mexico; and
(B) not more than 5.0 percent of the total population of Mexico.
(d) Development Assistance Plan.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop a plan to concentrate, to the extent practicable, economic development and humanitarian assistance provided to Mexico in the Immigration Impact Focus Areas designated under subsection (c)(1).
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Senate amendment submitted
April 5, 2006