NumbersUSA Releases Study: Population growth main cause of 1,220 square miles of recent destroyed Florida open space
Poll Finds Voters Opposed to Massive Losses of Florida’s Natural and Agricultural Habitat
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House Judiciary Committee Passes Bills To Strengthen Interior Enforcement, Reduce Asylum Fraud
The House Committee on the Judiciary yesterday approved a bill that would recognize a state’s inherent authority to enforce federal immigration laws and negate the president’s unconstitutional executive amnesties. The committee also endorsed a bill that would strengthen asylum standards in a manner that prevents the “rubberstamping” of fraudulent claims and effectively ends the process of “catch and release.”
IN STATE Act of 2015
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 1507, the IN STATE Act of 2015, would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who enlist in the military. The bill would also allow illegal aliens who meet the "Dreamer" requirements to receive in-state tuition rates.
ICE Released 30,000 Additional Criminal Aliens
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced today that it released 30, 558 criminal aliens in fiscal year 2014. About 36,000 had been released in the previous fiscal year. ICE said it had no choice due to overcrowding and the fact that most could not be detained longer under a court decision. In the Zadvydas v. Davis case, a court said aliens could not be held indefinitely if their country of origin refused their repatriation.
Report: Executive Amnesty to cost Taxpayers $1.3 Trillion
A study by Robert Rector estimates that illegal aliens receiving executive amnesty will receive well over a trillion dollars in Social Security and Medicare benefits. The study comes as part of prepared testimony that Rector gave to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the high entitlement costs of granting legal status to millions of illegal aliens.
Border Patrol Agent says 6 in 10 Illegal Aliens Cross Border Unabeted
While testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, Border Patrol agent Chris Cabrera indicated that nearly 6 out of 10 illegal aliens cross into the United States without being apprehended. Cabrera is an agent at the Rio Grande Valley Sector in Texas and is the vice president of National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) Local 3307, a union for border agents.
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the success of Operation Streamline and the importance of prosecuting first time illegal border crossers.
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportA resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the success of Operation Streamline and the importance of prosecuting first time illegal border crossers.
Sen. Grassley: H-1B Visa Bill 'Only Makes the Problem Worse'
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said a bill designed to increase the number of H-1B visas "doesn’t close the [program’s] loopholes or prevent abuse. It doesn’t make sure that American workers are put before foreign workers. It only increases the supply of cheaper foreign labor."
Executive-Amnesty Implementation May Require 3,500 New DHS Staff
Responding to an information request from Senate Republicans, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency estimated it may have to hire 3,100 new staff to implement the Deferred Action to Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program at a cost of up to $484 million a year. Another 400 staff are needed to implement an expanded version of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) program.
Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2015
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 1401, the Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2015, would allow the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive the maximum refusal rate to allow a certain country to qualify for the visa waiver program. The visa waiver program allows citizens from qualifying countries to legally enter the United States without a visa.
