[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3949 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3949

 To study the geographic areas in Mexico from which illegal immigrants 
  are entering the United States and to develop plans to address the 
  social, political, and economic conditions that are contributing to 
                       such illegal immigration.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 27, 2006

   Mr. Frist introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To study the geographic areas in Mexico from which illegal immigrants 
  are entering the United States and to develop plans to address the 
  social, political, and economic conditions that are contributing to 
                       such illegal immigration.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Illegal Immigration Source Study and 
Focus Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDIES AND REPORTS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM MEXICO.

    (a) Studies.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of State, 
in cooperation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall conduct a 
study--
            (1) to identify the geographic areas in Mexico from which--
                    (A) large numbers of residents are leaving to enter 
                the United States in violation of Federal immigration 
                law; and
                    (B) large percentages of the population of such 
                areas are leaving to enter the United States in 
                violation of Federal immigration law; and
            (2) to analyze the social, political, and economic 
        conditions in the geographic areas identified under paragraph 
        (1) that contribute to illegal immigration into the United 
        States.
    (b) Reports.--Not later than 16 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) describes the results of the study conducted under 
        subsection (a); and
            (2) provides recommendations on how the Government of the 
        United States can improve the conditions described in 
        subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 3. IMMIGRATION IMPACT FOCUS AREAS.

    (a) Designation.--Based on the results of each study conducted 
under section 2(a) and subject to subsection (b), the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
appropriate officials of the Government of Mexico, shall designate not 
more than 4 geographic areas within Mexico as Immigration Impact Focus 
Areas.
    (b) Population Limits.--An area may not be designated as an 
Immigration Impact Focus Area under subsection (a) unless the 
population of such area is--
            (1) not less than 0.5 percent of the total population of 
        Mexico; and
            (2) not more than 5.0 percent of the total population of 
        Mexico.
    (c) Development Assistance Plan.--The Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, shall develop a plan to concentrate, to the extent 
practicable, economic development and humanitarian assistance provided 
to Mexico in the Immigration Impact Focus Areas designated under 
subsection (a).
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