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H.R. 2413 110th Congress House

Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an increase in border patrol agents and other immigration enforcement activities, for a temporary a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an increase in border patrol agents and other immigration enforcement activities, for a temporary agricultural worker program, and for a program to adjust the status of certain qualified long-term residents.

Introduced: May 21, 2007 See on congress.gov
Immigration Admission of nonimmigrantsAgricultural laborAgriculture and FoodAlien labor
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 17, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 25, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
May 29, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
May 21, 2007
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 21, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 17, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 - Increases the number of: (1) full-time Border Patrol agents; and (2) immigration-related workplace enforcement personnel.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an employment eligibility verification system. Sets forth program provisions. Authorizes, and subsequently requires, the use of such system for previously hired individuals and for recruiting and referrals.

Provides expedited removal for certain illegal aliens from a country that is not contiguous to the United States who are apprehended within 100 miles of a U.S. port or land border.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish: (1) a nonimmigrant seasonal agricultural worker program (W-visa), which shall include annual numerical limitations and monthly limitations based on agricultural employment region; and (2) a trust fund to administer and enforce the program and provide a monetary incentive for such workers to return to their countries upon visa expiration. Prohibits status adjustment for such workers.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide lawful status (which shall not be considered as permanent resident status) for qualifying aliens who have been in continuous unlawful residence in the United States since before January 1, 2002. Sets forth program provisions, including: (1) imposition of a $1,000 fine; and (2) prohibition of derivative lawful status for family members.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2413: Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2413/
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"H.R. 2413: Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2413/.
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H.R. 2413, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2413/.
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