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Published December 2005
Passed in December 2005 in the House of Representatives, this immigration bill makes undocumented presence in the United States a felony. Humanitarian assistance to undocumented individuals is likewise a felony. The bill also calls for the construction of a fence along 700 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.
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