The bills give Republicans a way to put pressure on the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates to take a tougher stance on immigration. They also reflect a shift toward harsher immigration rhetoric and legislative proposals from both parties since Congress failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul in 2007.
Block federal funding from cities that bar their police from asking about immigration status.
Give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to use information from the Social Security Administration to target illegal immigrants.
Require construction of 700 miles of fencing along the Southern border, not including vehicle barriers.
Impose sanctions on countries that refuse to repatriate their citizens.
Deport any immigrant, legal or illegal, for one drunken-driving conviction.
Enable local and state police to enforce federal immigration laws
Vitter insisted that he and his colleagues could still get something done. "There are concrete steps we can take.
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