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  • S. 5322, known as the “Border Smuggling Crackdown Act,” aims to revise the United States Sentencing Guidelines for human smuggling offenses. The bill proposes changes to increase the punishment levels based on the number of unlawfully smuggled individuals and the degree of...

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    S. 5322, called the “Border Smuggling Crackdown Act,” wants to make the punishments tougher for people who smuggle others into the country. The bill says if more people are smuggled or if anyone gets hurt or worse, the smuggler will get a bigger punishment.

  • H. R. 203, also known as the “Red Light Act,” proposes withholding federal highway funds from any state that allows unlawful aliens to obtain driver’s licenses or identification cards. If a state enacts such a law, 100% of certain federal transportation funds will be...

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    H.R. 203 says that if a state gives driver's licenses or ID cards to people who are not allowed to live in the U.S., the federal government will stop giving that state money for roads until they change the rule back. If they don't change it by the end of the year, the money will go to other states that follow the rule.