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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1216
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 25, 2007
Mr. Domenici (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To allow certain nationals of Mexico entering the State of New Mexico on a temporary basis to travel up to 100 miles from the international border between the State of New Mexico and Mexico, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Laser Visa Extension Act of
2007
.
Travel privileges for certain temporary visitors from Mexico
In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit a national of Mexico to travel up to 100 miles from the international border between Mexico and the State of New Mexico if such national—
possesses a valid machine-readable biometric border crossing identification card issued by a consular officer of the Department of State;
enters the State of New Mexico through a port of entry where such card is processed using a machine reader;
has successfully completed any background check required by the Secretary for such travel; and
is admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B)).
Exception
On a case-by-case basis, the Secretary of Homeland Security may limit the travel of a national of Mexico who meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) to a distance of less than 100 miles from the international border between Mexico and the State of New Mexico if the Secretary determines that the national was previously admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant and violated the terms and conditions of the national's nonimmigrant status.