Not only do we spend the money. but we spend it well in this bill. There will be 370 miles of fencing that will be paid forwill not be just talked about300 miles of vehicle barriers that work extremely well. probably better than the fences. It will now be possible to hire 20.000 new Border Patrol agents. The are 105 groundbased radar and camera towers. There will be a facility with detention beds for people who violate these immigration laws. There will be a place to put them. It toughens employer sanctions by creating a mandatory employer verification system. It doubles criminal and civil penalties against employers who hire unauthorized workers. Employers can be fined up to $5.000 per worker for the first offense. up to $75.000 per worker for subsequent offenses. or they can serve jail time. Also. as it relates to employer sanctions. it strengthens document integrity by requiring tamperresistant biometric immigration documents. And. yes. as the Republican Secretary of Commerce has said. and other administration officials have said. this is not amnesty. In fact. what Secretary Gutierrez has said is that if we do not do something. there is silent amnesty.
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