Tucson Citizen: Detailed explanation of McCain’s new immigration proposal
Hat tip to Race42008.com, for spotting this Tucson Citizen article, explaining Senator McCain’s new proposal on immigration:
U.S. Sens. Jon Kyl and John McCain, both Arizona Republicans, Thursday introduced an enforcement-only immigration bill that, according to Kyl’s office, “requires hiring of 14,000 new Border Patrol agents.”
A $3 billion Senate appropriations measure authorizing 8,200 new agents overwhelmingly passed the Senate last week, according to The Associated Press.
It was not immediately clear how the bills relate to each other or what resources would be allocated to southern Arizona, where scores of illegal immigrants die each year and gunfire regularly erupts between rival drug- and immigrant-smuggling gangs.
The new Senate bill would make illegal presence in the U.S. a misdemeanor and would “increase the security and integrity of Social Security cards.” It would also provide funds to help states issue more secure driver’s licenses and identity cards and mandate tougher penalties for people who hire illegal immigrants.
The bill is co-sponsored by Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. It follows the collapse of a compromise that would have created a way for some 12 million illegal immigrants to gain provisional legal status.
“Although we must move forward on other issues,” McCain said, “we can show the American people that we are serious about securing our nation’s border.”
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