A bill to reduce the amount of financial assistance provided to the Government of Mexico in response to the illegal border crossings from Mexico into the United States, which serve to dissipate the political discontent with the higher unemployment rate within Mexico.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jan 23, 2013)
Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) annually estimate the number of illegal border crossings along the southern U.S. land border, and (2) reduce financial assistance to the government of Mexico by a total of $1,000 for each illegal border crossing from Mexico to the United States during the previous fiscal year.
Authorizes the Secretary to not reduce appropriations for the government of Mexico from the International Military Education and Training Fund, the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Fund, and the fund to carry out nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining, and related programs and activities.
What just happenedJan 23, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJan 23, 2013
- Jan 23, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jan 23, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate