Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SplitTo prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to build a wall between Mexico and the United States, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 32
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to fund the construction of a barrier on the border between the United States and Mexico and for other purposes.
H.R. 133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 [Including Coronavirus Stimulus & Relief]
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo promote economic partnership and cooperation between the United States and Mexico.
Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Study Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Kissimmee River and its tributaries in the State of Florida for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo direct that certain assessments with respect to toxicity of chemicals be carried out by the program offices of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
H.R. 75
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that the United States district court for the District of Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction over actions arising under the immigration laws, and for other purposes.
Japan's Unpopular Guest Worker Expansion Mirrors U.S. Mistakes
Using what has been described as “strong-arm tactics,” Japan’s ruling Liberal Democrat Party pushed legislation through the Diet (Japanese parliament) early last month to expand the nation’s guest worker program. 55 percent opposed the law but that apparently did not bother the ruling Party. It rammed the bill through the Diet rather build broad public consensus on the need for change. That’s not unlike how the ruling elites in the United States have pushed through guest worker programs that are detrimental to American workers.
Best of 2018: 10 Immigration Reads to Prepare for 2019
A core part of NumbersUSA's mission is to provide a civil forum to discuss a single policy issue: the numerical level of immigration. With that goal in mind, here are ten immigration reads from 2018 to put us in a thoughtful and productive frame of mind for the new year.
Constant Reports of a Worker Shortage That Isn't
Despite the constant drumbeat of reports to the contrary, there is no worker shortage in the United States. If there were, our crops would go unpicked, our lawns unmown, and our computer games uncoded. Maybe there's something else behind these claims.
President Issues Border Closure Threat as Shutdown Continues With No End in Sight
In a series of tweets today, President Trump said he would "close the Southern Border entirely" if Democrats do not agree to fund the wall and to change the nation’s “ridiculous” asylum laws. The threats come on the seventh day of a partial government shutdown. At this point no votes are expected until Trump and Democratic leaders reach a funding deal.
