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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3949 

To study the geographic areas in Mexico from which illegal immigrants 

are entering the United States and to develop plans to address the 

social, political, and economic conditions that are contributing to such 

illegal immigration. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 

Mr. FRIST introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To study the geographic areas in Mexico from which illegal 

immigrants are entering the United States and to develop plans to address the social, political, and economic 

conditions that are contributing to such illegal immigration. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Illegal Immigration 

5 Source Study and Focus Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STUDIES AND REPORTS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION 

2 FROM MEXICO. 

3 (a) STUDIES.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act, and once every 5 years there5 after, the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the Sec6 retary of Homeland Security, shall conduct a study— 

7 (1) to identify the geographic areas in Mexico 

8 from which— 

9 (A) large numbers of residents are leaving 

10 to enter the United States in violation of Fed11 eral immigration law; and 

12 (B) large percentages of the population of 

13 such areas are leaving to enter the United 

14 States in violation of Federal immigration law; 

15 and 

16 (2) to analyze the social, political, and economic 

17 conditions in the geographic areas identified under 

18 paragraph (1) that contribute to illegal immigration 

19 into the United States. 

20 (b) REPORTS.—Not later than 16 months after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years there22 after, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a 

23 report that— 

24 (1) describes the results of the study conducted 

25 under subsection (a); and 


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1 (2) provides recommendations on how the Gov2 ernment of the United States can improve the condi3 tions described in subsection (a)(2). 

4 SEC. 3. IMMIGRATION IMPACT FOCUS AREAS. 

5 (a) DESIGNATION.—Based on the results of each 

6 study conducted under section 2(a) and subject to sub7 section (b), the Administrator of the United States Agency 

8 for International Development, in consultation with the 

9 Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

10 and appropriate officials of the Government of Mexico, 

11 shall designate not more than 4 geographic areas within 

12 Mexico as Immigration Impact Focus Areas. 

13 (b) POPULATION LIMITS.—An area may not be des14 ignated as an Immigration Impact Focus Area under sub15 section (a) unless the population of such area is— 

16 (1) not less than 0.5 percent of the total popu17 lation of Mexico; and 

18 (2) not more than 5.0 percent of the total popu19 lation of Mexico. 

20 (c) DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PLAN.—The Admin21 istrator of the United States Agency for International De22 velopment, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 

23 shall develop a plan to concentrate, to the extent prac24 ticable, economic development and humanitarian assistVerDate Aug 31 2005 05:46 Sep 28, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3949.IS S3949

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1 ance provided to Mexico in the Immigration Impact Focus 

2 Areas designated under subsection (a). 

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