[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2722 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 607
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2722

 To prohibit aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal 
                    status or immigration benefits.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2008

 Mrs. Dole introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                             March 6, 2008

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal 
                    status or immigration benefits.

    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 ``Safe Roads Enhancement Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. AGGRAVATED FELONY DRUNK DRIVING OFFENSES.

    Section 101(a)(43)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(F)(i) a crime of violence (as defined in section 
                16 of title 18, United States Code) for which the term 
                of imprisonment is at least 1 year, except for a purely 
                political offense; or
                    ``(ii) a third conviction for driving while 
                intoxicated (including any conviction for driving while 
                under the influence of, or impaired by, alcohol or 
                drugs), without regard to whether the conviction is 
                classified as a misdemeanor or felony under State 
                law.''.

SEC. 3. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY OF DRUNK DRIVERS.

    (a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
                    ``(J) Drunk drivers.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Any alien who has been 
                        convicted of driving while intoxicated 
                        (including any conviction for driving while 
                        under the influence of, or impaired by, alcohol 
                        or drugs), without regard to whether the 
                        conviction is classified as a misdemeanor or 
                        felony under State law, for which the term of 
                        imprisonment is at least 1 year, is 
                        inadmissible.
                            ``(ii) Exceptions.--Clause (i) shall not 
                        apply to any nonimmigrant described in 
                        subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 
                        101(a)(15).''.
    (b) Deportability.--Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
                    ``(F) Drunk drivers.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Any alien who has been 
                        convicted of driving while intoxicated 
                        (including any conviction for driving while 
                        under the influence of, or impaired by, alcohol 
                        or drugs), without regard to whether the 
                        conviction is classified as a misdemeanor or 
                        felony under State law, for which the term of 
                        imprisonment is at least 1 year, is deportable.
                            ``(ii) Exceptions.--Clause (i) shall not 
                        apply to any nonimmigrant described in 
                        subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 
                        101(a)(15).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and 
(b)--
            (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act; and
            (2) shall apply to--
                    (A) any act or conviction that occurred before, on, 
                or after such date; and
                    (B) any application or petition for a benefit, 
                relief, waiver, or other matter under the immigration 
                laws of the United States, which is pending or was 
                filed on or after such date.
                                                       Calendar No. 607

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2722

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To prohibit aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal 
                    status or immigration benefits.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 6, 2008

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar