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CBO: Graham/Durbin Dream Act would add $26 billion to deficit
The CBO just released its score of Senators Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin's (D-Ill.) Dream Act of 2017 (S.1615). The CBO found that it would increase the federal budget deficit by $25.9 billion over the next ten years, if enacted.
Trump Admin. Moves Closer to Ending Work Permits for H-4 Visa Holders
The Trump Administration announced Thursday its plans to end the Obama-era rule that allowed spouses of H-1B foreign workers to receive work permits.
The notice, which was published recently in the Unified Agenda, a semi-annual list of regulations under development by the federal agencies, stated that the DHS is reviewing the 2015 final rule in light of President Trump’s “Buy American, Hire American” executive order.
WH Launches Campaign to End Chain Migration
The White House launched a campaign on Thursday to convince voters to end Chain Migration. Earlier this year, the White House endorsed the RAISE Act, introduced by Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.), that would end Chain Migration and the Visa Lottery.
Dems Back Down on DACA Demands
Politico is reporting that Democrats are backing off their threat to oppose a year-end spending bill if it doesn’t include a DACA amnesty at the risk of being blamed for a government shutdown.
Democratic leaders eased their tone in recent days, and aren’t demanding that DACA be part of the year-end spending bill. Despite pressure coming from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to grant a permanent amnesty to all illegal aliens who received the unconstitutional DACA amnesty under Pres. Obama, Congressional leadership has become less aggressive in their push for DACA.
Chalk this TV ad up to visualizing how out-of-control Chain Migration can be
NumbersUSA today launched a national TV ad campaign to help Americans visualize just how out of control Chain Migration can get.
Using an animated chalk board, the 30-second ad shows how an amnesty for just one illegal border crosser or visa overstayer can lead to hundreds of distant relatives and in-laws lining up with the chance that they sooner or later can also get a lifetime U.S. work permit and path to U.S. citizenship.
Take a look here:
Speaker Ryan, Again, Says No DACA Amnesty in Spending Bill
House Speaker Paul Ryan said today that an amnesty for DACA recipients would not be included in the year-end spending bill that Congress must pass by Dec. 22 to avoid a government shutdown. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been pushing for a permanent amnesty for illegal aliens who received Pres. Obama's unconstitutional DACA amnesty since the Trump Administration put it on hold back in September.
More Angst over Trump Administration's Improved Vetting of H-1B Applications
A new op-ed in News India Times highlights the growing angst in India over the Trump Administration's tougher vetting of H-1B visa applications. The vetting is aimed at reducing abuses within the program that allow foreign workers to fill jobs that could be held by high-skilled American workers.
NYC Terror Suspect Entered U.S. Through Chain Migration
The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that the suspect in this morning's attack on a bus and subway station in New York City entered the United States in 2011 through one of the chain migration categories. DHS says Akayed Ullah is a green card holder from Bangladesh and entered the country on an F43 visa.