On Capitol Hill, Republicans lawmakers are attempting to use the Sept. 11 attacks to pass sweeping new anti-immigration laws. The House may approve as soon as today a bill that would prohibit states from giving driver’s licenses to undocumented workers, make it harder to file asylum claims and give the Department of Homeland Security extraordinary power to build security walls along the nation’s borders. The driver’s license provision alone could affect millions of undocumented workers who live in the 11 states that allow them to obtain driver’s licenses. In addition, the bill would allow the Department of Homeland Security to “waive all laws” that could prevent security measures from being put in place along the U.S.-Mexican border. Republican Congressman James Sensenbrenner Jr. said of the legislation “It seeks to prevent another 9/11-type terrorist attack by disrupting terrorist travel.” Meanwhile Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman criticized the measure as a “breathtaking grab for power by the federal government.”