Public Description:
H.R.1274, the Keeping the Pledge on Immigration Act, would: provide up to 4,000 additional national guard troops patrolling the southern border; reaffirm language mandating "operational control" of the border as defined in the 2006 Secure Fence Act; provide double and even triple layer fencing by September 30, 2014; organize rapid deployment unites to respond to UAE and radar detection alerts; complete of the automated exit control system by September 30, 2015; and provide additional visa security screening for high risk visas including in-person interviews and data sharing. Furthermore, this legislation includes Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Clear Act (H.R.100) to clarify authority and increase resources for state and local law enforcement (on a voluntary basis) to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
