On the Cloture Motion S. 1348
Voted against motion to invoke cloture on S. 1348 to increase overall immigration numbers and reward illegal aliens with amnesty in 2007
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S. 1397: Sponsors (2007)
2007: Sponsored S. 1397, Skilled Worker Immigration and Fairness Act, introduced by Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-Conn.)
Skilled Worker Immigration and Fairness Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 1397, the Skilled Worker Immigration and Fairness Act, would, among other provisions, increase the annual cap on H-1B high-skilled nonimmigrant worker visas from 65,000 to 115,000. Beginning in 2008, if the cap was met in any fiscal year, it would increase it by 20 percent, with a ceiling of 180,000 per year.
E-2 Nonimmigrant Investor Adjustment Act of 2007
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeThe bill would authorize adjustment to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status for aliens with E-2 “treaty investor” nonimmigrant visas only if certain capital investment levels are met and specified numbers of new jobs are created; would authorize 3,000 E-2 visas to be made available each fiscal year to principal aliens (i.e., no cap on spouses or children); and would grant LPR status to any E-2 nonimmigrant alien who has been present in the United States for at least five years, provided they meet the new criteria.
To repeal the amendment made by section 796 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, exempting from harboring sanctions compensation for alien volunteers.
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportThe bill would repeal an existing statutory exemption from alien harboring provisions that allows U.S. religious organizations to call an alien to serve as a volunteer minister or missionary in the United States, provided the alien has been a member of the denomination for at least one year.
To repeal the amendment made by section 796 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, exempting from harboring sanctions compensation for alien volunteers for certain religious organizations.
S. 1350: Sponsors (2007)
2007: Sponsored S. 1350, introduced by Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)
S. 1351: Sponsors (2007)
2007: Sponsored S. 1351, H-1B Visa Program Modernization Act of 2007, introduced by Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)
