(The Center Square) – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn , both Texas Republicans, have filed a bill to make defrauding the federal government a deportable offense.

The Deporting Fraudsters Act, filed with cosponsors, would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that “aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving public benefits are inadmissible and deportable,” according to the bill language. Companion legislation was introduced in the House by U.S. Rep. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio).

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