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Podcast: Michigan in Focus
Episode: Criminalization of Human Smuggling, Aiding Illegal Immigrants Sought
Description: With border exposure and natural ports, Michigan Republicans want to change state law to make human smuggling illegal and criminalize harboring and transporting people who are or have entered the country illegally. There are no state-level criminal penalties for human smuggling. State Reps. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, and Gina Johnsen, R-Lake Odessa, recently introduced legislation that would criminalize bringing unauthorized people into Michigan. Harboring and transporting people living in or who have entered the country illegally would also become a state crime.Full story:https://www.thecentersquare.com/michigan/article_9976b486-1900-11ef-a316-b3a58...