HB4364 Relating to the collection of remittance transfer fees for use in enhancing border security; authorizing a fee; providing a civil penalty.

↑Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 90%

Creates a new 5% fee on remittance transfers sent outside the US, with proceeds dedicated to border barriers, detention facilities, personnel for enforcement and removal operations, and preventing illegal entry, so more immigration enforcement.

Money in the fund may be appropriated to the department only for the following activities for the purposes of preventing illegal entry into the United States of aliens without official approval of an appropriate federal governmental authority, terrorists, instruments of terrorism, and contraband, including narcotics and other controlled substances: (1) employing and training: (A) border security personnel; and (B) officers and staff employed in enforcement and removal operations; and (2) planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining along this state's international border: (A) barriers

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↑Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 80%

Creates a new 5% fee on remittance transfers sent outside the US, with proceeds dedicated to building and maintaining detention facilities for aliens without lawful immigration status, so more immigration enforcement via expanded detention capacity.

(B) detention facilities for aliens without lawful immigration status.

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