Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the requirements relating to the use of construction authority in the event of a declaration of war or national emergency, and for other purposes.
House Passes H.R. 565 - The AMIGOS Act
This morning the House of Representatives passed HR. 565 - The AMIGOS Act. Rather than fixing the well-documented problems with the E-1 and E-2 visa programs, an unlimited amount of visas given to countries who enter 'free trade agreements' with the United States, HR 565 simply adds another country to these uncapped, unlimited programs with no consideration for the American workers they may impact.
Homan: ICE Says 100 Criminal Illegal Aliens Released into LA Every Day
Tim Robbins, ICE's top deportation official, told Congress on Tuesday that as many as 100 criminal illegal aliens are being released into the Los Angeles, Calif., area every day. While some argue that sanctuary policies are "protecting" the immigrant community, former Acting Director of ICE Tom Homan reacted, saying criminal illegal immigrants are a threat to those communities.
Chicago Area Company Operators Charged with Hiring, Harboring, Illegal Aliens
The operators of a sheet metal fabrication company are facing felony charges for allegedly harboring and hiring illegal aliens at their facility in northwest suburban Streamwood.
Reducing traffic emissions won't get any easier with 400 million Americans
A New York Times report has sparked a national discussion about traffic emissions. To be effective, concerned parties must pay attention to both individual consumption and the number of individual consumers. Inevitably, that will mean challenging Congress' immigration policies.
Trump Administration Gets Supreme Court Review on Quick Deportation
The case centers on “expedited removal,” a streamlined deportation process set up by Congress in 1996. Right now, those eligible include thousands of people who every year are arrested within 100 miles of the border less than two weeks after crossing and then are deemed by immigration officials not to have a credible fear of being persecuted if they are deported.
After Blocking S. 386, Sen. Durbin Introduces RELIEF Act to Increase Legal Immigration
Once again, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) asked for unanimous consent from the Senate this week to pass the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act, S. 386 in the Senate and H.R. 1044 in the House, that would lift per-country caps for employment-based green cards, but Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) objected. Sen. Durbin used his objection to introduce new legislation, the RELIEF Act, which would substantially increase the number of green cards issued each year, including clear the existing backlog of employment-based green cards over five years.
ICE Identifies Hundreds Of Illegal Border Crossers Allegedly Lying About Their Family Status
The United States government identified hundreds of illegal border crossers falsely claiming familial status and numerous other migrant adults attempting to pose as minors. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the El Paso area have identified 238 fraudulent families, 50 adults falsely claiming to be minors, and have seized hundreds of documents attempting to support these migrants’ claims.
Honest Elections Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to clarify the coverage of political activities directed within the United States by agents of foreign principals outside of the United States, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the application of disclaimer rules for political advertisements which are disseminated online and to reduce the incidence of illicit foreign money in elections, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the collection and transmission of ballots by third parties in elections for Federal office and to prohibit the availabil
