Protect Our Liberian Community Act of 2019
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo provide temporary protected status for certain nationals of Liberia, and for other purposes.
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No Sanctuary for Criminals Act of 2019
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to impose penalties for State noncompliance with enforcement of immigration law, and for other purposes.
Sens. Graham & Durbin Introduce Dream Act
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) have introduced the Dream Act, S. 874. If passed, the bill would grant amnesty and lifetime work permits to more than 2 million illegal aliens who meet certain requirements. Unlike the H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, S. 874 would not grant amnesty to foreign citizens, most of whom first came to the country illegally, who have received Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure.
Protect Patriot Parents Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status.
No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States, to stop taxpayer dollars from flowing to jurisdictions that fail to comply with Federal law, and for other purposes.
Dream Act of 2019
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to provide a process for granting lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specified eligibility requirements, and for other purposes.
Quinnipiac: Voters in New York Oppose Drivers' Licenses for Illegal Aliens
A Quinnipiac poll found strong opposition to issuing drivers' licenses to illegal aliens among New York State voters. Voters in the state opposed this policy 57% to 37%.
DHS Sec. Nielsen: Border Patrol Likely to Apprehend 100,000 Illegal Aliens at Southern Border in March
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told an audience at George Washington University this week that Border Patrol was on pace to apprehend 100,000 illegal aliens at the southern border in the month of March.
The Worsening Border Crisis
While dozens of Members of Congress continue to refer to border apprehension statistics from 2017, the crisis along the Southern border continues to intensify. The number of illegal border crossers apprehended last month exceeded any month over the last 6 years, and the number of Family Units apprehended is already ahead of FY18 after only five months.
