The average sentence is currently less than 6 months in prison. Given the lucrative profits currently being earned by alien smugglers. such penalties do not provide an adequate deterrent. The legislation introduced today would double the maximum penalty for alien smuggling from 5 to 10 years. and would allow for sentences of up to 20 years in cases in which the defendant causes serious bodily injury or puts the life cf an alien in jeopardy in the course of the offense. I urge my colleagues to support the legislation introduced today. which offers a common sense approach to the currently widespread abuse of our immigration system.
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