West African Ebola Relief Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo extend temporary protected status for certain nationals of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea until November 21, 2018.
To extend temporary protected status for certain nationals of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea until November 21, 2018.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the procedure to designate a foreign state, and for other purposes.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo clarifying the type of grants jurisdictions could lose if they fail to comply with the president’s Jan. 25 executive order and federal anti-sanctuary law. Only jurisdictions that "willfully refuse to comply with 8 U.S.C. 1373" will be considered sanctuary jurisdictions. The at-risk grants are those administered by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security.
Mark Schwartz, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Chief Information Office, said the agency is “streamlining the [E-Verify] process and making it capable of scaling if we bring more employers” into the system. E-Verify is currently voluntary, except for federal contractors and employers in states that require its use to varying degrees. But Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced all-employer legislation in January and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.) is expected to offer another bill soon.
Visa overstaying remains a serious problem in the United States. 739,450 people overstayed their visas in 2016, and almost 630,000 remained in the U.S. by year’s end, according to a new DHS report. The actual number may be higher because the report does not cover foreign visitors who entered through a vehicular or land port of entry.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the provision of social security numbers as a condition of receiving the health insurance premium tax credit.
Led by Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a bipartisan group of Senators sent a letter to DHS Secretary John Kelly and Labor Secretary Alex Acosta urging them not to increase the number of H-2B visas in 2017 despite authorization by Congress in the recently passed omnibus spending bill. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) also signed the letter.
To establish humane practices for the repatriation of aliens at the border, establish effective standards for the treatment of certain aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
To establish an employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish a business in the United States.
A recent report by the Pew Research Center shows that more foreign students are using the Optional Practical Training (OPT) visa program to gain employment and stay in the U.S. until they can receive an H-1B visa. This prevents many American graduates, who attended the same colleges and universities, from being hired in those fields.