legislation: 109-s-3949
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| 109-s-3949 | 109 | s | 3949 | Illegal Immigration Source Study and Focus Act | International Affairs | 2006-09-27 | 2006-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10291) | Senate | Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] | TN | R | F000439 | 0 | Illegal Immigration Source Study and Focus Act - Directs the Secretary of State to conduct a study and report to Congress every five years respecting: (1) the geographic areas in Mexico from which large numbers of residents and large percentages of the population are leaving to illegally enter the United States; and (2) the social, political, and economic conditions in such areas that contribute to such illegal immigration. Directs the United States Agency for International Development (USAID): (1) in consultation with the Secretary, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and appropriate Mexican officials, to designate up to four geographic areas within Mexico as Immigration Impact Focus Areas; and (2) in consultation with the Secretary, to develop a plan to concentrate economic development and humanitarian assistance provided to Mexico in such Areas. | 2023-01-12T17:52:04Z |