Mr. Speaker. on the streets. they are known as "Coyotes." To law enforcement officials they are known simply as smugglers. Every night along our 1000mile borders with Mexico. hundreds of undocumented aliens are loaded into vans. trucks. car trunks. and other concealed hiding spots. They all hope that the few hundred dollars they paid will get them across the border. Often. it is not. For many. the story ends in robbery. violence. rape or worse. Today. I am introducing the Alien Smuggler Punishment Act. which increases the minimum penalties for criminals convicted of smuggling aliens into the United States. This legislation is designed to send the message that preying on innocent victims and then escaping across the border will no longer be tolerated.
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