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To suspend foreign assistance to certain countries related to unlawful migration.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. W
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of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
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A BILL
To suspend foreign assistance to certain countries related to unlawful migration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Illegal Entry Account-
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ability Act of 2015’’.
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
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Congress finds the following:
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(1) The border between the United States and
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Mexico is not secure on either side, thereby allowing
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2 hundreds of thousands of individuals annually to
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enter the United States illegally.
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(2) The majority of the individuals illegally
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crossing the United States-Mexico border are from
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Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
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(3) Today, tens of thousands of unaccompanied
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alien children are crossing the United States-Mexico
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border sparking a humanitarian crisis and endan-
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gering thousands of children.
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(4) The Department of Homeland Security is
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spending millions of Americans’ tax dollars to proc-
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ess and provide housing and healthcare services to
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unaccompanied alien children.
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(5) The countries previously listed have failed
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to secure their borders and have failed to adopt and
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enforce policies that discourage illegal immigration
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into the United States.
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SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.
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(a) I
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.—Upon enactment of this Act, the
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Secretary of State shall immediately suspend all United
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States foreign assistance to the countries of Mexico, Hon-
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duras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Such assistance may
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be reinstated only if Congress determines that Mexico,
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Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador have taken suffi-
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