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Wisconsin's Recent Response to Population Growth Ignores Immigration Impact

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Tue, Jan 8^th 2019 @ 12:00 pm EST by Dave Gorak

Wisconsin appears to be on the verge of joining 17 other states that allow motorists to drive on highway shoulders in order to reduce congestion during peak travel times. This "solution" reminds me of the story about the guy who came home to discover that he left the water running in a sink and attacks the problem with a mop and bucket instead of shutting off the water, in this case the "water" being population growth that is 88 percent fueled by immigration.

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Rep. Steve King Reintroduces Birthright Citizenship Act

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Tue, Jan 8^th 2019 @ 10:55 am EST

For the fifth consecutive Congress, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) has introduced H.R. 140, the Birthright Citizenship Act, that would prevent children born to illegal-alien parents in the United States from automatically receiving U.S. citizenship. The bill was introduced with 20 original cosponsors.

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WALL Act of 2019

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Support

A bill to appropriate $25,000,000,000 for the construction of a border wall between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.

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A Wall is a Wall is a Wall…

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Sat, Jan 5^th 2019 @ 12:41 pm EST by Eric Ruark

The federal government is shut down, at least partially. The reason, we are told, is President Trump's demand for a "wall." That isn't really the President's demand, and that really isn't why we are at such an impasse.

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Legal Workforce Act

NumbersUSA's Position:

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.

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People’s Border Wall Fund Act

NumbersUSA's Position:

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To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to fund the construction of a barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border, and for other purposes.

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116th Congress Convenes, Funding Compromise Remains Elusive

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Thu, Jan 3^rd 2019 @ 5:18 pm EST

The House and Senate convened the 116th Congress today without any compromise in sight for funding the remaining federal agencies. President Trump invited congressional leadership to a border security briefing at the White House Wednesday but the meeting broke without an agreement. The president invited leaders to meet again on Friday but it is uncertain whether the meeting will take place.

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Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act

NumbersUSA's Position:

Split

To prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to build a wall between Mexico and the United States, and for other purposes.

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BARN Act

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To reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 74

NumbersUSA's Position:

Support

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and is arrested for certain criminal offenses.

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