what is the immigration bill about? what are the laws ??
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There are two bills, one in the House, and another in the Senate.  The House bill has been passed, and is much more strict than what is expected from the Senate (it would make being an illegal alien a felony, and would make aiding or giving shelter to an illegal alien a felony.)  I can't see it passing in that form and expect the House wanted a position it could negotiate from when it comes time to 'conference' the two bills together into one the House and Senate can agree upon.  \n\nThe Senate Bill would likely create a some form of guest worker program, and a path to citizenship for those who meet its requirements.  Both Bills would seek to strengthen the border, which the volume of illegal immigration has demonstrated to be a national security disaster, if nothing else.  The President wants a guest worker program and path to citizenship.\n\nThat is how I understand things stand at this point.
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Promises Promises\n\nNeither will do what they say they will.  The immigration issue is sort of moot, because Bush already signed the immigration bill a couple weeks ago.  I have not heard anything on their part in how they are going to treat immigrants on the local level though.\n\nChris Bell is the agriculture guy, so he would be against the horse slaughters.
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I think people understand wut is going on. If this law passes their is going to be so many changes that can affect so many people. Did u know if u have a green card they can take it away. Also if this law passes they can ship ever single person back weather legal or not.
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Heres A Summary Of HR 4437\n\nhttp://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/HR4437.html
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This is more or less what the bill would do, and this is an unbiased version:\n\nIncrease security forces and surveillance along the border.\nGive the power to immigration officials within 100 miles of the border to expel without a hearing anyone believed to be a recently arrived illegal immigrant.\nExpand mandatory detention to apply to all non-citizens arriving at a port of entry or “along” the border.\nLimit the basic rights of immigrants to judicial review, even by the constitutionally guaranteed writ of habeas corpus.\nCriminalize all violations of immigration law, even if the violation was unintentional or the result of processing delays\nGive additional powers to detain non-citizens indefinitely without judicial review, potentially placing many non-citizens in a legal black hole that subjects them to a life sentence after having served a criminal sentence, or, in some cases, without ever having been convicted of a crime. \n\n“Expedited Removal”: Deportation Without a Lawyer, Hearing, Or Court Review\n\nThe bill also includes provisions to "combat the hiring of illegal workers"\n\nHere are the 4 versions of Bill Number H.R.4437 for the 109th Congress:\n\n1 . Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)[H.R.4437.IH]\nhttp://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:1:./temp/~c1091GRWrW::\n2 . Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (Reported in House)[H.R.4437.RH]\nhttp://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:2:./temp/~c1091GRWrW::\n3 . Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House)[H.R.4437.EH]\nhttp://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:3:./temp/~c1091GRWrW::\n4 . Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (Referred to Senate Committee after being Received from House)[H.R.4437.RFS]\nhttp://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:4:./temp/~c1091GRWrW::\n\nThis is from my other post from:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtHXPlx9GFhh9kNkVoa_k0jsy6IX?qid=1006032816034
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There was a bill just passed by the U.S were immigrants can't be in this country and anyone who hires an illegal or helps one will go to jell and fined. Now they are trying to make it a law, but there is a debate going on in the senate, they are debating over different propositions regarding if they should give illegals an amnesty,meaning they will become legal if they have been here for 5 to ten years, another one is the permit to work for six months, where after a period of a few years they will possibly be able to get there legalization,but with this permit they also have to leave after the time given and then get another permit to come back,(it's really unsure)and others I'm not aware of,  It's really ridiculous now that illegals have been here so long and have adapted to the customs of the U.S and furthermore there are millions of undocumented families and persons who have really struggled to get here to work hard and have a better life, people have lost there lives's trying to cross the border, and all they wanted was to come here to work and provide for there family, just like any other American. They just want an opportunity to make an honest living, and not live in there possibly corrupt countries where their own government fails them constantly and gives them no hope for progress.  Well this is my point of view, not to offend anyone or anything, everyone has the right to view this issue as they choose to, this is how I choose to do so and I hope it helps you at least to know one part of the issue.
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What is the question? The current Senate Bill doesn't give amnesty for all. It gives legalization to those here over 5 years, the ability to apply for legalization by leaving the country for those here between 2 and five years and deportation for those here less than two years.\n\nNo clue what will come out of the House on this point, if anything.  The most noise on any compromise at all between the Senate and the House that I've heard is to kill amnesty but leave in place the guest worker program going forward.  Me, I'd rather have amnesty for non-felons already here, and kill the guest worker program going forward until the border is really secured.  I don't think the Senate is at all serious about border security.\n\nHowever, we'll have to see what happens.
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It might sound good to an illegal criminal, but not to LEGAL USA Citizens:\nSenate Bill-- the rights illegals will get:\nCurrent Bill:\n\n1. grants amnesty to the MILLIONS of illegals already here!\n2.grants amnesty to illegals FAMILYS,who live OUTSIDE the country\n3.admits HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of unskilled "guest workers",through a new "guest worker" program,with a direct path to permanent resident and citizenship!\n4.admits 1.5 MILLION\nagricultural "guest workers" with a direct path to citizenship!\n5.increases the number of employment based, immigrants admitted to the U.S. each year,by 400%!!\n6.gives the Dept.of Homeland Insecurity,the discretion to waive fines for employers who knowingly hire illegals!!\n7.allows states to give ILLEGALS,in-state tuition benefits that they can DENY to citizens who live in other states!\n8.requires consultation with the MEXICAN government,before we begin construction of a fence along OUR border!\n9.creates new student visa programs,with direct path to citizenship!\n10.allows ILLEGALS to claim Social Security benefits,for work performed ILLEGALLY!!!!\n11. Adds a 10 year 'statute of limitations' to give amnesty to illegals coming in in the future if they provide documentation saying they were here for 10 years at any future point. (This to people who have been using false documents all along.)\n12. Each of the guest workers in each of the 1.5 million person PER YEAR and 200,000 unskilled person PER YEAR program would, upon obtaining residency or citizenship be able to bring their families as well. This includes indigent parents at a time when we already don't know how we will fund old age requirements for the baby boomers.\n\nThe Wall Street Journal just touted a poll saying Americans are beginning to prefer Bush and the Senate's view to immigration reform. However, I've read the questions they asked. Had I not actually read the Senate Bill and had I been asked those questions, I'd have ended up being counted as supporting Bush and the Senate in this. People only approve of the Senate Bill if they don't know what it says.\n\nThey are not looking out for legal American Citizens. They don't listen to us. They are listening to freeloading illegal immigrants. If enough of the voting legal population will get their heads out of their butts and let their senators and representatives know how they feel about this atrocity to the American people they just might start to listen to us. \nThe laws on illegal immigration are already on the books, they just need to ENFORCE THEM.\n***********Americans Need to Get Their Heads**********\n*********Out Of Their Butts And Pay Attention************\n\nCredit goes to: DAR and yars232c Y!A members
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its a new scheme yet to become law where people who are already illegal in USA can signup and then stay from limited period in USA under the scheme and go back to thier home country. it is also going to arrange for people for work which americans dont want to do ie mostly blue collor jobs but it is going to be a short term and nothing yet is finalised but debated
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Problem #1: Population \n\nThe first problem I see with the current state of the immigration laws is the significant rise in population that has, and will, continue to occur over the next fifty years. According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), an estimated 1.1 million immigrants, both legal and illegal, enter the United States every year. 700,000 of these are legal immigrants; 120,000 are refugees, and between 250,000 to 300,000 are undocumented or illegal “aliens” ( Baldwin, 1995). The United States population at the moment is roughly 288 million people. If this trend of aliens is not decreased, the population will reach 400 million by 2050. How many people can America hold? \n\nProblem #2: Benefits Illegal Aliens Recieve \n\nCurrently, under federal law, undocumented foreign citizens are eligible for emergency healthcare, free schooling from kindergarten through high school, and W.I.C. or Woman, Infants, and Children nutritional program ( Baldwin, 1995). This is important to note because there are currently between eight and ten million aliens currently living illegally in the United States. An estimated 2.5 million of these illegal aliens currently reside in the state of California alone, due to the agricultural jobs that are readily available for cheap labor (Kadetsky, 102). It should not be surprising then that the residents of California were outraged over the amount of money that they were being forced to spend, and the amount of resources that were being used to support aliens that are not “allowed” to be in the United States in the first place. \n\n \n\nProblem #3: Homeland Security\n\nIn the Fiscal year of 2002, which runs October 1 through September 30, the United States Coast Guard, which is the country’s primary maritime, or sea going, law enforcement agency, intercepted 4104 immigrants from various South American countries (USCG, Para 2). Since then, the numbers of immigrants intercepted by the Coast Guard, has continued to climb at an alarming rate; jumping to almost 11,000 in 2004, 9,500 in 2005, and currently with less than two months into the 2006 physical year, there have already been 1,000 migrants accounted for and processed through the Coast Guard (USCG, Para 1). Illegal immigration can potentially cost American tax payers billions of dollars a year. The United States Coast Guard, whose primary obligation is to prevent the loss of life at sea, can not stop this problem by its self, it is mearly the first line of defense. It is up to the rest of America to join the fight and help put an end to this awful practice.\n i couldnt agree more they should learn our language
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Just Cause Life In MEX. And Some Other Countries "SUCKS"\nDont Give Someone A RIGHT To Be In This Nation\n\nAnd I Know That Pres.Fox Is CORRUPT But THAT\nDont Give Someone A RIGHT To Be In This Nation\n\nAnd Just Cause You Dont Have A Criminal Record\nDont Give Someone A RIGHT To Be In This Nation\n\nThis Is A NATION With LAWS-THAT IS The REALITY\nThis NATION Of LAWS Has BORDERS\nIt Dont MATTER HOW It Got To Be That Way\nTHAT Is The Way It Is\nThe INDIANs, The BUFFALOs, The WARs, The ESKIMOEs,\nIT DONT MATTER-Thats The WAY It IS\n\nYou Have The RIGHT To Be Here If \n1:You Were BORN Here\n2:You Take The Basic Nessesary Steps To Apply For A VISA And Then CITIZENSHIP And Are APPROVED\nTHAT Is The LAW In THIS NATION\nIF EITHER 1 or 2 Of The ABOVE Are In Fact TRUE\nThen You Are A CITIZEN Of This Nation\nAnd You Have A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT To Be Here\n\nTHATS IT-THATS ALL-There Are NO More Arguements About The RIGHT To Be Here In This NATION Of LAWS\n\nILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Have No Constitutional Rights\n\nYou CANNOT "STEAL" The RIGHT To Be Here As You CANNOT STEAL ANY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS\nIf You DO, You Are A FELON\nYouve BROKEN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS\nIf You VIOLATE The FEDERAL LAWS Of A NATION, You Are A CRIMINAL\n\nIts THAT SIMPLE \nIf You Break Into A House To Steal Property, That Is An ILLEGAL ACTION, With A PENALTY If You Are Caught \nIf You SNEAK Across The BORDER Of A NATION To STEAL The RIGHT To Be There, That Is An ILLEGAL ACTION, With A PENALTY If You Are Caught\n\nILLEGAL ALIENS in America are here only because they are GUILTY of CRIMINAL VIOLATION  of our FEDERAL LAWS, . They are Morally Culpable for Shoving Aside those who ADHERE To The LAW and enter these United States in Orderly and Legal Fashion. \nSince when do Criminals and Cheaters receive pride of place for the Blessings of Liberty, over those Honestly, earnestly and Faithfully seeking to become American Citizens?Is It FAIR To Those That Have Applied For Their Visas?And LEARNED The Language?And PASSED The REQUIRED MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS?? \n\nPresident Bush has called for a reasonable and civil debate over the issues of border security and immigration reform. But the American people understand there can be no responsible immigration reform UNTIL OUR BORDERS ARE SECURE. “Guest worker” amnesty programs ARE NOT a part of border security. Amnesty is not the answer. To grant amnesty to these trespassers is to say "You crossed our borders ILLEGALLY, You BROKE OUR LAWS and now we are REWARDING you with U.S. Citizenship -- Congratulations!" \n\nThis is unacceptable.\n\nTo Illustrate the Absurdity of a "Comprehensive" approach to ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS-\n\n-We don't take a comprehensive, humane approach with drug dealers because they are breaking our laws and causing great damage to this country by poisoning our children.\n\n Similarly, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS  Violate our Laws and Poison our System of Economics by TAKING JOBS from American Workers, Keeping WAGES ARTIFICIALLY LOW, and Sucking MILLIONS of Dollars of TAXPAYERS MONEY out of our Welfare and Medical Systems.\n \nNot To Mention The Fact That A Majority Of ILLEGAL ALIENS Live And Work In This Country And Then Send Their Money Back Home To Their Families (Whatever Nation Their Families Live In) Therefore DRAINING The Economy Even Further. \nWhen The US Dollar Leaves The US... Its GONE From The American Economy.
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Immigration, under Politics & Government.
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On Passage of the Bill (S. 2611 As Amended )  \nVote Number:  157 Vote Date:  May 25, 2006, 05:39 PM \nRequired For Majority:  1/2 Vote Result:  Bill Passed \nMeasure Number:  S. 2611 \n(Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 ) \nMeasure Title:  A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. \n\nVote Counts: YEAs 62 \n NAYs 36 \n Not Voting 2 \n\nIf you have been watching the debate then you know that this outrageous bill has gotten worse by the hour. Right down to the final minutes before the vote, Senators were adding language that further undermines our nation. \n\nFor example, the bill calls for "consultation" with Mexican authorities before the agreed-upon fence is built! This Curtain Call Of Treasonous Politicking Courtesy Of Your Favorite Frontman And Mine,  Can We Have A Round Of Applause For Senator Arlen Specter\n\nArlen  Specter  ( R - PA ) : (202) 224-4254 \nHe is a  no good traitor to Our Nation......\n\nClick On The Links Below To see the Roll Call vote on the final bill: \n\nhttp://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?u=788&rid=11106611 \nhttp://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/005732.html \n\nHere's your list of "Amnesty Senators." Remember - without these TRAITOR Senators there would be no amnesty bill!\n \nThe TRAITORS\nYEAs ---62 -\nAkaka (D-HI) \nBaucus (D-MT) \nBayh (D-IN) \nBennett (R-UT) \nBiden (D-DE) \nBingaman (D-NM) \nBoxer (D-CA) \nBrownback (R-KS) \nCantwell (D-WA) \nCarper (D-DE) \nChafee (R-RI) \nClinton (D-NY) \nColeman (R-MN) \nCollins (R-ME) \nConrad (D-ND) \nCraig (R-ID) \nDayton (D-MN) \nDeWine (R-OH) \nDodd (D-CT) \nDomenici (R-NM) \nDurbin (D-IL) \n Feingold (D-WI) \nFeinstein (D-CA) \nFrist (R-TN) \nGraham (R-SC) \nGregg (R-NH) \nHagel (R-NE) \nHarkin (D-IA) \nInouye (D-HI) \nJeffords (I-VT) \nJohnson (D-SD) \nKennedy (D-MA) \nKerry (D-MA) \nKohl (D-WI) \nLandrieu (D-LA) \nLautenberg (D-NJ) \nLeahy (D-VT) \nLevin (D-MI) \nLieberman (D-CT) \nLincoln (D-AR) \nLugar (R-IN) \nMartinez (R-FL)\nMcCain (R-AZ) \nMcConnell (R-KY) \nMenendez (D-NJ) \nMikulski (D-MD) \nMurkowski (R-AK) \nMurray (D-WA) \nNelson (D-FL) \nObama (D-IL) \nPryor (D-AR) \nReed (D-RI) \nReid (D-NV) \nSarbanes (D-MD) \nSchumer (D-NY) \nSmith (R-OR) \nSnowe (R-ME) \nSpecter (R-PA) \nStevens (R-AK) \nVoinovich (R-OH) \nWarner (R-VA) \nWyden (D-OR) \n\n And The HOME TEAM  \nNAYs ---36 - The PATRIOTS \nAlexander (R-TN) \nAllard (R-CO) \nAllen (R-VA) \nBond (R-MO) \nBunning (R-KY) \nBurns (R-MT) \nBurr (R-NC) \nByrd (D-WV) \nChambliss (R-GA) \nCoburn (R-OK) \nCochran (R-MS) \nCornyn (R-TX) \nCrapo (R-ID) \nDeMint (R-SC) \nDole (R-NC) \nDorgan (D-ND) \nEnsign (R-NV) \nEnzi (R-WY) \nGrassley (R-IA) \nHatch (R-UT) \nHutchison (R-TX) \nInhofe (R-OK) \nIsakson (R-GA) \nKyl (R-AZ) \nLott (R-MS) \nNelson (D-NE) \nRoberts (R-KS) \nSantorum (R-PA) \nSessions (R-AL) \nShelby (R-AL) \nStabenow (D-MI) \nSununu (R-NH) \nTalent (R-MO) \nThomas (R-WY) \nThune (R-SD) \nVitter (R-LA) \n \nNot Voting - 2 \nRockefeller (D-WV) \n Salazar (D-CO) \n\nThe battle to secure our borders and save our nation from an amnesty flood is far from over. After the Senate's Memorial Day recess, the bill will go to House-Senate Conference Committee.We Are already developing our strategy to embolden the House to oppose the Senate amnesty measure. \n\nWe can defeat this, but it will take a rising tide of grassroots Citizen Outrage in the coming weeks. \n\nPlease spread the word to everyone you know who is angered about this, tell family, friends and co-workers!   \n\nWEDNESDAY  June 14th National Flag Day All American Walk Out.  \n\nIn support of the American people, and in protest against the blatant betrayal by our politicians, lets make the country STOP At a Stand Still! If possible and it does not endanger your job do not go to work, do not shop, do not buy gas,Do Not Patronize Any Establishment We Are 300 Million American Consumers- the Illegal's are about 20 millionand the politicians have bent over backwards
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I think it's fan-dam-tastic! Some of it doesn't go into effect until July 2007, but at least he DID something! Here's one report:\n\nATLANTA - Gov. Sonny Perdue on Monday signed a sweeping immigration bill that supporters and critics say will make Georgia's laws among the toughest in the nation.\n\n"I want to make this clear: we are not, Georgia's government is not, and this bill is not anti-immigrant," Perdue said Monday at a signing ceremony.\n\n"We simply believe that everyone who lives in our state needs to abide by our laws."\n\nThe Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act will verify that adults seeking many state-administered benefits are in the country legally. It sanctions employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants and mandates that companies with state contracts check the immigration status of their employees.\n\nThe law will also require police to check the immigration status of people they arrest to see if they face deportation orders.\n\nThe measure is believed to be the first comprehensive immigration package to make it through a statehouse this session, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.\n\nMany of the new law's provisions will not take effect until July 1, 2007.\n\nTisha Tallman, Southeast regional counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, said she was studying potential legal challenges to the bill\n\nTallman said she was "incredibly disappointed" that Perdue signed the bill, rather than waiting for the federal government to act.\n\nThe bill drew protests at Georgia's state Capitol and prompted a daylong work stoppage by thousands of immigrants.\n\nThe new law will not affect emergency medical care and education for children in kindergarten through 12th grade, which federal courts have said must be provided regardless of immigration status. Exemptions were also added for some other services like prenatal care and the treatment communicable diseases.\n\nThe move to tighten up rules in Georgia comes as lawmakers in Washington wrestle with competing proposals to shore up controls at the border, create a guest worker program and create a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the United States.\n\nOutside the Capitol on Monday, a few hundred supporters of the legislation roared their applause when word came that Perdue was planning to sign the proposal.\n\nThe crowd waved American flags and cheered as state Rep. Melvin Everson, one of the Georgia House's two black Republicans, denounced illegal immigration as a cancer and proclaimed: "The last time I checked, America was the land of English - not Spanish."\n\nAnd they hollered as Republican state Sen. Chip Rogers, the bill's author, called it "the strongest single bill in America dealing with illegal immigration - bar none."\n\nBut perhaps the greatest applause came when Catherine Davis, a black Republican running for Congress against U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, was introduced.\n\nIf Davis is elected, she vowed, "I'd tell all the illegal aliens to go home."\n\nAt the bill signing on Monday, Rogers said he has been approached by state lawmakers from South Carolina and Colorado who were interested in crafting similar proposals for their states. And Rogers said he hoped to introduce legislation next year tackling document fraud, which he said undermines efforts to enforce immigration law.\n\nRogers acknowledged the bill Perdue signed on Monday is not a cure all, but said the state was acting where the federal government refused to.
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A legislation is a group of Laws and acts that regulate certain matter or issue. For instance, there is \nLabor Legislation, Land legislation, Immigration legislation.etc.\n\nIt implies laws, acts, codes, etc\n\nYou could do some research about Marriage legislation and  Include the articles in the Civil Code(or whatever code or act its in) that Regulate everything about marriage.
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When I watched the news, they stated that this bill will make \n1) "illegal" immigration a felony, and anyone who helps an "illegal" immigrant will be charged with a crime.\n\nAn example was used by ASI, the student body goverment at my school, "If someone happens to take someone to the hostipital, that person who helped the illegal immigrant will be charged with a crime."\n\nTeachers, conselors, priests, strangers can all be accused for the crime of helping an "illegal" immigrant.\nFurthermore, government officials will also be unable to help the situation of illegal immigrants because they would be charged with a crime. \n\nASI also explained that if the bill passes,\n2) Children who are born in the US but have parents who are considered "illegal" immigrants will not be granted with their United States citizenship.\nRegardless of what side your are on in this issue, this is unconstituational because it is stated in our Fourteenth Amendment that U.S citizenship is granted to any individual who is born in this country\n\n3) Currently, border patrol and other immigrantion officials are the only ones who can arrest and deport "illegal" immigrants but now any official, such as police officers, can deport and arrest individuals who are "illegal".\n\n"Illegal" is the base word in immigrant that makes the whole situation biased. What is meant by "illegal immigrant"? A person who doesn't have papers to be in this country. \nIf I am correct, this country was founded by European "illegal" immigrants. Why is it okay for those immigrants, who first invaded this country, to not be properly refered as "illegal" immigrants and why did it become okay for them to stay here?
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This is some of what you are seeing in the news today about securing our borders, and prosecuting illegal immigration.  One of the new bills broached would actually scope in on the traffickers of illegal immigrants.  I hope it goes through, but other than some low budget movies there is not much publicity on the subject.  It should be paid more attention....and if you really care about the subject you will be the one to bring the attention.  Do some research, write a paper, and get it published...it's that simple.