U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner’s the Build Up Illegal Line Defenses With Assets Lawfully Lifted (BUILD WALL) Act of 2017 would require the U.S. attorney general to issue a detailed report on the amount of annual profits Mexican cartels bring into the U.S. The report would focus on how the DOJ can “increase assets seized by such cartels.”

The BUILD WALL Act would use money forfeited from drug traffickers to fund increased security on the border. Sensenbrenner, a Menomonee Falls Republican, said the proceeds could be used to build the wall that President Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail, or another physical barrier or technology-supported solution.

Mexican drug cartels rake in an estimated $19 billion to $29 billion annually in illegal drug sales in the United States.

Sensenbrenner said the funding would ease the financial burden on taxpayers. He also asserts the legislation would help build stronger relations between the United States and Mexico while fighting back against drug trafficking.

“Border security is imperative for a safe, prosperous nation and lawmakers must take a serious approach to solving the issues of illegal immigration and drug trafficking,” the congressman said in a press release. “If we do nothing, we put the people of this nation at risk, as well as allow illegal immigrants to take away jobs, opportunities, and social funding from U.S. citizens — all at the expense of the American taxpayer.