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Labrador, Goodlatte introduce immigration bill |
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May 17, 2017 |
Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee
Vice-Chairman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) and House
Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte
(R-Virginia) on Tuesday introduced a robust
immigration enforcement bill to enhance public
safety, protect national security and ensure the
rule of law.
This bill will be consideredby the House
Judiciary Committee on Thursday, May 18.
The Davis-Oliver Act (H.R.2431), is named in
honor of two California officers, Placer County
Detective Michael Davis, Jr. and Sacramento
County Deputy Sheriff Danny Oliver. Davis and
Oliver were murdered by an unlawful immigrant in
October 2014.
The bill improves the enforcement of immigration
laws to enhance public safety, adds tools to
crack down on dangerous sanctuary city policies
and contains needed changes to protect American
communities from unlawful immigrants who commit
crimes in the United States.
The Davis-Oliver Act protects national security
by improving our nation’s first line of defense,
the visa issuance process. It provides thorough
screening of foreign nationals seeking to enter
the United States in order to prevent terrorists
from entering the United States. The bill also
ensures the rule of law and removes the ability
of any President to unilaterally shut down
immigration enforcement by granting states and
localities the authority to enforce their own
immigration laws consistent with federal
practices.
“One of the most important aspects of
immigration reform is bolstering enforcement of
existing immigration law," Labrador said. "We
need to give law enforcement at all levels the
tools and resources they need to keep America
safe and secure. The previous administration was
ideologically driven to shut down immigration
enforcement. Our new President, however, owes
his position to the promise he made to the
American people to get serious about enforcing
our laws. This bill helps him do that."
A summary of the Davis-Oliver Act can be found
here. |
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