Sense of Congress; statement of policy

(a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) foreign governments that refuse or obstruct the efforts of the United States to repatriate their citizens who have unlawfully entered the United States constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, and pose a national emergency; and (2) foreign governments and foreign persons that knowingly facilitate unlawful immigration into the United States constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, and pose a national emergency. (b) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States, in order to protect the national security of the United States, to apply economic and other financial sanctions with respect to— (1) foreign governments that resist efforts to repatriate their citizens who have unlawfully entered the United States; and (2) foreign governments and foreign persons that knowingly facilitate unlawful immigration into the United States.