'STOP MADNESS': Tools to sanction bad actors 'fueling' illegal immigration is focus of Scott, Moreno bill

FIRST ON FOX: Republican Sens. Tim Scott and Bernie Moreno rolled retired a measurement to supply President Donald Trump with tools to authorisation atrocious actors "fueling" amerciable immigration, Fox News Digital has learned. 

Scott, R-S.C., and Moreno, R-Ohio, rolled retired the Stop Madness Act connected Monday, which they said would springiness the president the powerfulness to spot economical sanctions connected overseas entities facilitating amerciable migration into the United States. 

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Republican Sens. Tim Scott, pictured here, and Bernie Moreno rolled retired a measurement to supply President Donald Trump with tools to authorisation atrocious actors "fueling" amerciable immigration.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Specifically, the measure would guarantee the president tin enforce sanctions connected overseas governments that garbage to judge the instrumentality of their citizens who person unlawfully entered the U.S. — denying them entree to the U.S. fiscal system. 

The measure besides would authorisation individuals and entities that knowingly facilitate unlawful immigration, including quality smuggling networks and fiscal institutions that alteration their operations.

Bernie Moreno said the measure volition springiness the president "all the authorization helium needs to use maximum unit against corrupt  individuals wrong overseas governments who garbage to let the US to unafraid our borders."  (Reuters)

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It would besides authorize Trump to invoke his authorities nether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to artifact assets and restrict transactions related to sanctioned individuals and entities. 

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The measure besides would mandate a study from the president connected actions taken pursuant to the bill, providing transparency to Congress for further legislative action.

"If a overseas entity shows absorption to repatriation oregon enables amerciable migration to the United States, they should beryllium met with the afloat unit of our economical and nationalist information tools," Scott told Fox News Digital connected Monday. "The American radical gave President Trump — and Congress — a mandate to ace down connected amerciable immigration, and this measure volition guarantee the president has important tools to clasp accountable countries and transgression organizations who garbage to comply with our migration laws." 

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Scott added: "I’m arrogant to pb this important effort to assistance support the information of Americans." 

Moreno told Fox News Digital that the measure volition springiness the president "all the authorization helium needs to use maximum unit against corrupt  individuals wrong overseas governments who garbage to let the US to unafraid our borders." 

"Socialist dictators similar Gustavo Petro are going to larn they person 2 options with President Trump erstwhile it comes to migrant reparations: the casual mode and the hard way," Moreno told Fox News Digital.