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National Guard Border Enforcement Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionThe bill would direct the Secretary of Defense to “provide for the deployment” of at least 10,000 National Guard members along the U.S./Mexico border. The National Guard would aid U.S. Customs and Border Protection activities in exchange for state funding and the ability to count border security against a unit’s military training requirement.
To utilize the National Guard to provide support for the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
DREAM Act Listed as One of 20 Legislative Priorities for Lame-Duck Session
With control of Congress in jeopardy, Senate Democratic Leaders are preparing to push 20 pieces of legislation to the floor for a vote during the lame-duck session that would start after the November elections. The DREAM Act, authored by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, has been identified by The Hill, a Capitol Hill publication, as one of the 20 pieces of legislation.
Sen. Vitter Criticizes DREAM Act on Senate Floor
Senator David Vitter criticized the details of the DREAM Act on the floor of the United States Senate after Majority Leader's Reid announcement to try and hold a vote on the bill.
Rep. Gutierrez Pushing for DREAM Act Vote in Senate
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) is hitting the campaign trail for Majority Leader Harry Reid this week, and the House's leading Amnesty supporter is hoping Reid brings the DREAM Act to the Senate floor for a vote before the end of the year.
'Colbert Hearing' Makes Case AGAINST AgJOBS Amnesty
Comedy Central Comedian Stephen Colbert testified before the House Immigration Subcommittee on Friday morning on behalf of illegal migrant workers. While Colbert and two other pro-Amnesty panelists presented a sympathetic case for legalization of illegal migrant workers, their testimony also exposed the major flaws with the AgJOBS Amnesty proposal.
Sen. Durbin to Bring DREAM Act Amnesty to Senate Floor
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said that he will bring the DREAM Act to the Senate floor so it will be ready for a vote as a stand alone bill or as an amendment to another bill. Majority Leader Harry Reid was prepared to add the Amnesty for illegal aliens who serve in the military or attend college to the Defense Authorization bill, but a filibuster stalled the bill on Tuesday.
DREAM Amnesty Seemed to Be at Heart of Defense Bill Defeat
No question that the successful filibuster of the Senate Defense bill yesterday was a complicated tangle of controversial issues and personal pique. Many of the news media tried to simplify the blocking of the bill as being mainly about the Don't Ask, Don't Tell issue. But here are a few reasons why I think the DREAM amnesty issue was the key one. . .