Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) have cosponsored the bipartisan SAVE Act.

Sen. Sessions has earned a career immigration-reduction grade of an A+ and Sen. Alexander has earned a B.

The SAVE Act (S.1505) would use currently available tools and resources to increase interior enforcement of federal immigration laws.

In securing the borders, the SAVE Act would:

• add 6,000 border patrol agents, utilizing new technology;
• improve recruitment with focus on former agents and former members of the Armed Services and Reserves; and
• create a pilot program to increase aerial surveillance, satellite and equipment sharing with the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense.

In fighting illegal hiring, the SAVE Act would:

• make E-Verify mandatory for all employers;
• increase monitoring of compliance of the E-Verify system;
• require notification of identity theft; and
• require information sharing between the Social Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security and the Internal Revenue Service.

In increasing interior enforcement, the SAVE Act would:

• add ICE agents and increase grants to local law enforcement; and
• expedite the deportation process by increasing detention capacity and the number of immigration judges.

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