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Tweet[IWS] CRS: ALIEN SMUGGLING: RECENT LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS [22 May 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34501
Alien Smuggling: Recent Legislative Developments
May 22, 2008
Yule Kim, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34501_20080522.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
Summary
The primary statutory provision proscribing alien smuggling is §274 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). INA §274 proscribes a broad spectrum of
activities that would aid aliens to enter and live within the United States without
proper legal status. Recently in Congress, a flurry of proposed legislation has been
introduced addressing alien smuggling. H.R. 4088/S. 2366/S. 2368 (the SAVE Act),
the House-passed H.R. 2399, its companion bill S. 2463, and the House-passed H.R.
2830 all contain similar language that would amend both the INA and Title 18 of the
U.S. Code. These bills would significantly alter the wording and structure of INA
§274, expanding its scope. They would also add alien smuggling provisions in §2237
of Title 18, which would enhance sentencing for disobeying federal officials on the
high seas while engaging in alien smuggling.
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Activities Currently Proscribed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Bringing an Alien to the United States Without Authorization . . . . . . . 2
Bringing an Alien to the United States at a Place
Other Than a Designated Port of Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Transporting Aliens Within the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Harboring Aliens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Encouraging or Inducing an Alien to Come to,
Enter, or Reside in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Conspiracy to Commit a Smuggling Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Aiding and Abetting a Smuggling Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Hiring Smuggled Aliens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Religious Denomination Exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Current Sentencing Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Proposed Legislative Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Restructuring of INA §274 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Changes in Sentencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Other Changes to INA §274 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Alterations to Maritime Law Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34501
Alien Smuggling: Recent Legislative Developments
May 22, 2008
Yule Kim, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34501_20080522.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
Summary
The primary statutory provision proscribing alien smuggling is §274 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). INA §274 proscribes a broad spectrum of
activities that would aid aliens to enter and live within the United States without
proper legal status. Recently in Congress, a flurry of proposed legislation has been
introduced addressing alien smuggling. H.R. 4088/S. 2366/S. 2368 (the SAVE Act),
the House-passed H.R. 2399, its companion bill S. 2463, and the House-passed H.R.
2830 all contain similar language that would amend both the INA and Title 18 of the
U.S. Code. These bills would significantly alter the wording and structure of INA
§274, expanding its scope. They would also add alien smuggling provisions in §2237
of Title 18, which would enhance sentencing for disobeying federal officials on the
high seas while engaging in alien smuggling.
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Activities Currently Proscribed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Bringing an Alien to the United States Without Authorization . . . . . . . 2
Bringing an Alien to the United States at a Place
Other Than a Designated Port of Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Transporting Aliens Within the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Harboring Aliens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Encouraging or Inducing an Alien to Come to,
Enter, or Reside in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Conspiracy to Commit a Smuggling Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Aiding and Abetting a Smuggling Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Hiring Smuggled Aliens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Religious Denomination Exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Current Sentencing Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Proposed Legislative Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Restructuring of INA §274 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Changes in Sentencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Other Changes to INA §274 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Alterations to Maritime Law Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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