Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from operating unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien children.
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Repatriate Our Patriots Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo prohibit the removal from the United States of certain veterans, to expedite their naturalization, and for other purposes.
Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2019
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that individuals who naturalized under title III of that Act, who are affiliated with a criminal gang, are subject to revocation of citizenship, and for other purposes.
Families, Not Facilities Act of 2019
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to reduce the ability of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in inappropriate civil immigration enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and to ensure the safety and welfare of unaccompanied alien children.
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit immigration enforcement actions at sensitive locations, to clarify the powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations, and for other purposes.
REUNITE Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo reunite families separated at or near ports of entry, and for other purposes.
Trump makes strong case for more fencing without offering amnesties or more foreign workers to get it
For the moment, I have to say that I was relieved when the President got through his long State of the Union section on immigration.
There had been so much talk about the possibility of a big new announcement and about the efforts of at least a few inside the White House to put together some kind of new comprehensive compromise plan, I was braced for some major backtracking. I breathed a sigh of relief when he moved on to the trade issue without offering an amnesty or asking for larger guest worker programs.
Texas AG Asks Judge to End DACA
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion asking U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen to block implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Last August, Judge Hanen ruled the Obama administration did not have the authority to implement DACA but did not issue an injunction at the time.
No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo prohibit the use of Federal funds to build a wall along the southern border, and for other purposes.
Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2019
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require inclusion of the taxpayer's social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
