S. 774: Sponsors (2007)
2007: Sponsored S. 774, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007, introduced by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.)
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H.R. 1358: Sponsors (2007)
2007: Sponsored H.R. 1358, Nursing Relief Act of 2007, introduced by Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.)
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 774, the DREAM Act, would reward illegal aliens under the age of 21 who have been physically present in the country for five years and are in 7th grade or above with amnesty. An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 illegal aliens would qualify for this amnesty.
Scott Gardner Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportThe bill would require DHS to share immigration information with the Justice Department (DOJ); would require DHS and DOJ to submit a joint report to Congress on improving the performance of Federal immigration databases to ensure the prompt entry of immigration information; would require the head of each state and local law enforcement agency to collect and report to DHS all immigration and DWI-related information collected in the course of normal duties and would condition receipt of State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (a program that provides assistance to states for the incarceration
Secure Entry Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportThe bill would suspend the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) (which now allows citizens of 27 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa, and, because there is little scrutiny of VWP “travelers,” has provided easy entry for terrorists and created a black market for stolen or forged passports from such countries) until DHS certifies to Congress that: (1) the US-VISIT entry-exit system is fully implemented; (2) all U.S. ports of entry are equipped with functional biometric machine readers; and (3) all nonimmigrants are processed through US-VISIT.
Nursing Relief Act of 2007
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 1358 would create a new nonimmigrant visa category (i.e., the W visa) for aliens coming to the United States to work as professional nurses; would initially cap annual issuance of W visas to 50,000, but would provide that if that cap is reached in any year, the next year’s cap would be increased by 20 percent (no reduction if the cap is not reached – just a maintenance of the current cap); would exempt from the annual cap: (1) nonimmigrants working in geographic areas designated as “health professional shortage areas”; and (2) spouses and children of W nonimmigrants.
H.Con.Res. 83
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportH.Con.Res. 83 would provide a sense of Congress that: (1) enhanced border security and enforcement measures should be passed quickly to ease the burden on state and local governments; (2) state and local agencies should be supported for actively discouraging illegal immigration; and (3) current immigration law should be enforced to the highest extent of the law.
H.R. 1314: Sponsors (2007)
2007: Sponsored H.R. 1314, Photo Identification Security Act, introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.).
Photo Identification Security Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportH.R. 1314, Photo Identification Security Act, would prohibit Federal agencies (for any official purpose) and financial institutions (for purposes of verifying the identity of an individual seeking to open an account) from accepting any form of identification of an individual other than: (1) either: (a) a social security card accompanied by a photo identification card issued by the Federal or a state government; or (b) a state driver's license or identification card, provided that the state is in compliance with the REAL ID Act; (2) a U.S.
H.R. 1287: Sponsors (2007)
2007: Sponsored H.R. 1287, Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act, introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii)
