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On Sep 12, 3:18 pm, gringogirl <sumarli...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/091207/news_20070912051.shtml
> Broun sponsoring immigration bills
> One would change citizenship rules
> By Blake Aued   |   Staff Writer   |   Story updated at 9:04 PM on
> Wednesday, September 12, 2007
> U.S. Rep. Paul Broun has signed on to two bills aimed at stemming the
> tide of illegal immigrants into the United States.
> Broun, R-Athens, is co-sponsoring - along with 93 other congressmen -
> a new version of the late Rep. Charlie Norwood's CLEAR Act, which
> stands for Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal. The bill
> originally was introduced in 2003 by Norwood, who held Broun's seat
> for 14 years before his death Feb. 13, and is intended to make it
> easier for local police to enforce immigration laws and deport illegal
> aliens who commit crimes in the United States.
> "It helps local law enforcement remove these criminal illegal aliens
> who obviously ought to be removed from society," Broun said.
>
>  Offers grants for training and equipment to states, cities and
> counties where police enforce immigration laws.
>  Sets up a database with names, photos, fingerprints and descriptions
> of illegal aliens.
>  Calls for building at least 20 detention centers with 500 beds each
> to hold illegal aliens before they are deported.
>  Requires the U.S. Homeland Security Department to pick up illegal
> immigrants within 48 hours after they are arrested and reimburse local
> police the cost of jailing them.
> Broun also has signed on to the Birthright Citizenship Act authored by
> U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, R-Gainesville. That bill would end automatic
> U.S. citizenship for anyone born in the United States, instead
> requiring that a child born here have at least one parent who is a
> citizen, permanent legal alien or serving in the military to qualify
> for citizenship.
> "A lot of pregnant women are coming into this country to deliver their
> babies so their babies will be U.S. citizens, thus they can have
> access to taxpayer dollars," Broun said.
> Neither bill has drawn much support from Democrats, making them
> unlikely to pass in a Congress where the GOP is the minority.
> The United States is home to an estimated 12 million to 20 million
> illegal immigrants, including about 400,000 in Georgia. An attempt to
> reform immigration laws failed earlier this year when lawmakers who
> favor offering some illegal aliens legal status and those who only
> want to step up enforcement at the border could not reach a
> compromise.
>
> Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on 091207