A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the procedures for voluntary departure with respect to certain aliens illegally in the United States and to increase the penalties for the illegal entry of aliens; to require the Attorney General to employ additional personnel to patrol the land borders of the United States.

Summary

Title I: Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the procedures for voluntary departure for aliens illegally in the United States. Sets minimum penalties for bringing in or harboring illegal aliens and for illegally entering the United States. Title II: Administrative Provisions and Feasibility Studies - Requires the Attorney General to establish a border patrol force of not less than 3,800 border patrol officers to patrol the land borders of the United States. Requires the Attorney General to conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a system for the issuance of machine-readable cards to aliens entering the United States to facilitate their identification for the purposes of the administration of immigration laws and of utilizing the most current available technology in electronic sensing devices for use by the border patrol force in patrolling the land borders of the United States. Requires the results of such study to be presented to the President and Congress within one year after the enactment of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 6 January 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 January 1977

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Sponsors

• Rep. Delaney, James J. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
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