legislation: 105-hr-2955
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| 105-hr-2955 | 105 | hr | 2955 | Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1997 | Immigration | 1997-11-08 | 1997-11-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29] | NY | D | L000556 | 68 | Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1997 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to the automated entry-exit control system to exempt from required recordkeeping: (1) land border crossings; and (2) permanent resident and certain other aliens. Requires the Attorney General to report on the feasibility of implementing an automated entry-exit control system that would include land border arrivals and departures. Provides for increased numbers of full-time Immigration and Naturalization and Customs inspectors at U.S. land borders, with at least half of such inspectors to be assigned to the northern border. | 2025-08-21T16:11:40Z |