Focus it on the smugglers. those who traffic in human misery and sometimes bring about the death of those they smuggle. Under the committee bill. that is what we did. The committee also voted down a measure that would criminalize mere presence in an undocumented status in the United States. I was a prosecutor. I know how unworkable that would have been. Illegal status is currently a civil offense with very serious consequences. One of the most serious. of course. is it includes deportation. But if you then criminalize that status. it is punitive. it is wrong. it is totally unworkable and goes against the history of our Nation. It would have led to further harsh consequences.
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