GOP bill would withhold DHS secretary pay over immigration failure

Published March 11, 2016 7:50pm ET



Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., introduced legislation on Thursday that would prevent the secretary of homeland security from receiving a paycheck until he implements a plan to ensure all migrants in the U.S. on a visa are required to leave the country when their visa expires.

Graves says his Preventing Illegal Visa Overstays Act is needed because visa overstays and illegal immigration are becoming a huge burden on U.S. taxpayers.

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