JOLT Act of 2019
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international tourism to the United States, and for other purposes.
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Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes.
Nielsen Out at DHS
Kirstjen Nielsen stepped down as chief of the Department of Homeland Security on Sunday as the ongoing border crisis continues to worsen. Kevin McAleenan, who currently heads Customs and Border Protection, will take over in the interim.
E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2019
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain E-2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident status.
Cardinal Robert Sarah: Mass Migration is 'New Form of Slavery'
Cardinal Robert Sarah, a top Vatican official who is sometimes at odds with Pope Francis' political pronouncements, told a French publication last week it is wrong to use Scripture to justify mass migration.
'Immigration work permits' may out-number new jobs each month
The government jobs report today estimated that 196,000 new ones were created in the U.S. during March. But how many lifetime and temporary work permits were given out at the same time for foreign workers?
Report: DNA Testing System Could Quickly Verify Migrant Family-Unit Claims
The Washington Examiner reports the federal government is utilizing a DNA testing system that would help Border Patrol Agents quickly check whether those crossing the border as a family are in fact related. Agents now rely on documents the individuals carry and interrogation to verify familial relationships. But workload pressures from the huge increase in family asylum seekers make this already problematic method unworkable.
DHS to Deputize Border Patrol Officers as Asylum Adjudicators
Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would deputize some of its senior Border Patrol officers as asylum adjudicators. This is a welcome development and one that could go a long way in ending the ongoing border surge.
ICE Arrests Nearly 300 Illegal Workers at Dallas Company
ICE agents arrested nearly 300 unauthorized workers on at an electronics company in Allen, Texas north of Dallas on Wednesday. This is ICE's largest single worksite enforcement operation in a decade.
Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2019
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes.
