Rep. Chip Roy Introduces Bill Requiring DHS to Follow the Law
Texas Rep. Chip Roy has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would block illegal aliens from entering the United States until the border is under "operational control."
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No Apocalyptic Predictions Necessary. The Present is Enough
The loss and destruction of critical habitat needs no Cassandra to prophecy where our current trajectory might lead when we have an abundance of indicators that tell us unequivocally where we are right at this moment. We are responsible for correcting damaging practices within our own borders. That means adopting annual immigration limits.
Finish the Wall Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportThe "Finish the Wall Act" would require immediate resumption of border barrier construction and require DNA and fingerprint data collection at all Customs and Border Protection facilities that process adult aliens.
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization Designation Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportThe "Significant Transnational Criminal Organization Designation Act" would classify any foreign national with membership in a significant transnational criminal organization, like Mexican cartels, as inadmissible for entry into the U.S.
Legal Workforce Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportThe "Legal Workforce Act" would require most employers in the U.S. to use E-Verify within 2 years. It would also increase the penalties related to knowingly hiring illegal aliens, and allows for the verification of all employees who have not been checked against the E-Verify system yet at a single geographical location.
Black Americans Settle Suits Against Farms that Replaced Them with Visa Workers
A group of African American laborers recently settled their lawsuits against two U.S. farms for replacing black workers with foreign H-2A visa workers from South Africa.
Hope for 2023
Hope for the new Congress, that they may be firm in their commitment to restore credibility to our immigration system, and to reform it so that it may serve the American interest, protect the vulnerable, and leave a healthy land of opportunity for future generations.
Border Safety and Security Act of 2023
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportThe "Border Safety and Security Act of 2023" would give the Sec. of DHS the authority to suspend the entry of illegal aliens to achieve operational control of the border during a crisis or surge. Additionally, H.R. 29 requires the Secretary to stop entries if DHS cannot return them to the country they entered through (like Remain in Mexico), or detain aliens until their hearings. Finally, H.R. 29 allows states and municipalities to sue the administration for not following the required suspension mentioned above.
To establish the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportH.R. 47 reestablishes the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office (VOICE) within the Department of Homeland Security to provide support to victims of illegal-alien crime and their families. The office was first established by the Trump Administration and dismantled by the Biden Administration.
GRACE Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeThe "GRACE Act" would expand the definition of "exceptional and extremely unusual hardship" to include separating aliens subject to deportation from family members who are U.S. citizens, Legal Permanent Residents, or any other individual lawfully admitted to the U.S., essentially preventing ICE from deporting any alien with family members currently in the country (even if that family member themself happens to be an illegal visa overstayer).
