Missouri Will Pay Residents $1000 to Hunt Down and Detain Undocumented Immigrants If New Republican Bill Becomes Law

Sen. Gregory's campaign heavily focused on securing the border between the US and Mexico, even releasing plans to create a new criminal charge called "trespass by an illegal alien". (Credit: David Gregory State Senate)

Missouri Republican State Sen.-elect David Gregory is receiving backlash after suggesting a bill in which residents would be paid bounty rewards for turning undocumented immigrants in to law enforcement.

Senate Bill 72, a bill filed by Sen. Gregory, attempts to establish an "Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program" by which Missouri residents can register to be bounty hunters and are subsequently rewarded with $1,000 every time they apprehend an undocumented immigrant, reported Fox 2 Now.