alabama republican martha roby helped craft the legislation.rep martha roby, r-al:"it is a sentencingenhancement to act as a deterrent of those who are trying to persist in breaking our laws."but policy analysts at the libertarian cato institute say it would swell the population of federal prisons. david bier, cato institute:"were really paying to care for illegal immigrants 24/7 in our jails and thats a huge cost to the taxpayer."the other bill seeks to punish cities and states that do not fully comply with federal immigration officials. rep martha roby, r-al:"they will not be eligible for certain grants within the department of justice and homeland security." but opponents call that a federal overreach that drains resources from local law enforcement. david bier, cato institute:"really what this bill is trying to do is coerce and threaten and bully these states and localities." democrats are largely against the legislation. but in a sign of his hard line stance --on the eve of the vote president trump hosted victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants at the white house.

now i'd like to turn it over to my co-captain and friend and fellow appropriator, martha roby from alabama. mrs. roby: i think everyone would agree with me when i say that in the misdemeanor ivet of the tragedy and -- in the midst of the tragedy and horror last week, there were also special moments that brought us together and reminded us of what's really important. one was right here in this chamber when we heard such touching speakers, speeches from paul ryan and leader pelosi. another at the baseball field, at the baseball game, when the entire capitol hill community gathered in amazing show of support for our friend steve scalise. and our capitol police officers and their heroic acts, in matt and zack and all of those that were involved. david and krystal. that spirit of unity and togetherness is a big part of why we play this softball game. our relationship as members of congress are stronger because of this game. i don't think we have too many -- i don't think we can have too many reminders about the importance of unity and friendship. so i encourage all members and staff to come joi