[newsworthy]

It's already a felony to smuggle illegal aliens, so there is no need for this additional language that can be used against religious workers

Your only objection is that it's redundant?

[george wythe]

Redundant and fuzzy.

An anti-religious federal prosecutor can use it against the Church.

Let's enforce our clear laws already in the books and stop grandstanding and posturing.

Freeper by bjcintennessee posted this current law:

Federal Immigration and Nationality Act Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii)

Section 274 felonies under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, INA 274A(a)(1)(A):

A person (including a group of persons, business, organization, or local government) commits a federal felony when she or he:

* assists an alien s/he should reasonably know is illegally in the U.S. or who lacks employment authorization, by transporting, sheltering, or assisting him or her to obtain employment, or

* encourages that alien to remain in the U.S. by referring him or her to an employer or by acting as employer or agent for an employer in any way, or

* knowingly assists illegal aliens due to personal convictions