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Secure Borders, Economic
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Opportunity and Immigration
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Reform Act of 2007
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SEC. 1. EFFECTIVE DATE TRIGGERS.
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(a) With the exception of the probationary benefits conferred by
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Section 601(h), the provisions of Subtitle C of Title IV, and the
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admission of aliens under Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of the Immigration
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and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)), as amended by Title
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IV,
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(i) the programs established by Title IV of this Act; and
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(ii) the programs established by Title VI of this Act that grant
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legal status to any individual or adjust the current status of any
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individual who is unlawfully present in the United States to that
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of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence,
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shall become effective on the date that the Secretary submits a written
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certification to the President and the Congress that the following
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border security and other measures are funded, in place, and in
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operation:
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(1) Staff Enhancements for Border Patrol: The U.S. Customs and
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Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol has, in its continued effort
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to increase the number of agents and support staff, hired 18,000
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agents;
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(2) Strong Border Barriers: Have installed at least 200 miles of
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vehicle barriers, 370 miles of fencing, and 70 ground-based
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radar and camera towers along the southern land border of the
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United States, and have deployed 4 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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and supporting systems;
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(3) Catch and Return: The Department of Homeland Security is
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detaining all removable aliens apprehended crossing the
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southern border, except as specifically mandated by law or
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humanitarian circumstances, and U.S. Immigration and Customs
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Enforcement (ICE) has the resources to maintain this practice,
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including resources to detain up to 27,500 aliens per day on an
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annual basis;
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(4) Workplace Enforcement Tools: As required through all the
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provisions of Title III of this Act, the Department of Homeland
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Security has established and is using secure and effective
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identification tools to prevent unauthorized workers from
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obtaining jobs in the United States. These tools shall include, but
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not be limited to, establishing:
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(i) strict standards for identification documents that must
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be presented in the hiring process, including the use of
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secure documentation that contains a photograph,
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biometrics, and/or complies with the requirements for such
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documentation under the REAL ID Act; and
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(ii) an electronic employment eligibility verification system
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that queries federal and state databases to restrict fraud,
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identity theft, and use of false social security numbers in
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the hiring process by electronically providing a digitized
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version of the photograph on the employee’s original
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federal or state issued document or documents for
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verification of the employee’s identity and work eligibility;
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and
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(5) Processing Applications of Aliens: The Department of
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Homeland Security has received and is processing and
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adjudicating in a timely manner applications for Z nonimmigrant
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status under Title VI of this Act, including conducting all
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necessary background and security checks.
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(b) It is the sense of Congress that the border security and other
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measures described in such subsection can be completed within 18
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months of enactment, subject to the necessary appropriations.
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(c) The President shall submit a report to Congress detailing the
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progress made in funding, appropriating, contractual agreements
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reached, and specific progress on each of the measures include in
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(a)(1)-(5):
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(i) 90 days after the date of enactment; and
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(ii) every 90 days thereafter until the terms of this section have
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been met.
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If the President determines that sufficient progress is not being made,
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the President shall include in the report specific funding
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recommendations, authorization needed, or other actions that are
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being undertaken by the Department.
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