WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. John Kennedy issued the following press release:

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and nine bipartisan colleagues in introducing the Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk Driving Act, which would ensure that illegal aliens who drive drunk and kill or seriously injure someone face serious criminal consequences and removal from the United States.

"It's bad enough to commit a crime by crossing our border illegally-but it's beyond inexcusable for illegal immigrants to put innocent people in harm's way by driving under the influence. We've seen far too many American lives cut short by drunk drivers who shouldn't even be in our country, and we ought to use eve...