Chairman Smith: "Because of the way current law is written, recent Supreme Court rulings have required dangerous criminal immigrants to be released into our communities.

The new law also requires immigrants from non-European Union countries to be fingerprinted upon their arrival in Italy.

Despite a provision in Mexican law requiring immigrants to be Catholic, most of Austin's settlers were Protestant.

One of those proposals would require citizens and immigrants to carry identification cards.

Mr. McCain has long supported legalization that would not require illegal immigrants to leave the United States.

But Mr. Leijonborg won sudden favor with a proposal that would require immigrants applying for citizenship to pass a Swedish language test.

"Europe requires immigrants today because of simple demographics," said Kirsty Hughes, a senior European Union official.

Quebec is unique in requiring private businesses to use French and requiring immigrants to send their children to French-language schools.

He also promotes cultural assimilation by making English the official language in the government, and by requiring new immigrants to learn English.

The hotels provide rooms according to availability, requiring immigrants to move when business picks up.