Enforcement Bills introduced into the House and Senate
On 11/01/07 two border enforcement bills were introduced into the Congress. The “Border Enforcement, Employment Verification, and Illegal Immigration Control Act” (H.R. 4065) was introduced by Representative Sensenbrenner (R-WI), and the “Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2007’’ (S. 2294) was introduced by Senator Kyl (R-AZ). Both bills broadly call for enhanced border security and stricter enforcement of current immigration laws.