I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chairman. I rise in support of this amendment which adds distribution of fraudulent immigration documents to the list of criminal offenses. Document fraud is a serious offense that enables our immigration laws to be violated and creates a national security threat. Controlling the production and distribution of false immigration documents is a critical component to effective immigration reform. Currently. the criminal code provides stiff penalties for those who forge. counterfeit. or alter visas. bordercrossing cards. or other similar types of documents. However. the statute does not currently mention distribution of fraudulent documents among the enumerated offenses. This amendment would help prosecutors go after those who are not necessarily producing the fake documents. but those who are making them available on the black market.
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