WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Migrant Crime Reporting Act to increase reporting across the United States on crimes committed by illegal aliens. This legislation would provide states with grant funding to collect and analyze data from state law enforcement agencies on the number of illegal aliens in the United States who have been charged or convicted of a criminal offense in that state during the previous year.

"Joe Biden's open border allowed millions of illegal aliens to flood our country, and all Americans deserve to know how many have been charged or convicted of crimes in their communities," said Senator Blackburn. "The Migrant Cr...