To require the United States Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission to negotiate an agreement with Mexico relating to the number of aliens detained in the United States, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · September 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy.
Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act
This bill requires the International Boundary and Water Commission to negotiate with Mexico an agreement related to aliens unlawfully crossing the southern international border of the United States. The agreement would commit Mexico to forfeit one acre-foot of water rights to a state that is a signatory to the Colorado River Compact for each such alien apprehended in that state.
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