Border Security and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2006
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
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To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed from the United States.
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed from the United States.
2006: Sen. Judiciary Comm vote on Specter amnesty-guestworker proposal
Voted in committee against major amnesty-guestworker proposal in 2006
S. 2454: Sponsors (2006)
2006: Sponsored S. 2454, Securing America’s Borders Act, introduced by Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.)
Physicians for Underserved Areas Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeThe bill would reauthorize, for two years, the current J-1 visa waiver program under which participating states are allocated 30 J-1 visa waivers, which enables them to waive the two-year home residency requirement for medical students and physicians who serve in "medically underserved areas" upon completion of their J-1 program (the program was slated to expire June 1, 2006).
Securing America’s Borders Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 2454, the Securing America’s Borders Act, would increase chain migration through a one-time increase of 105,660 visas for exempt families of "unused" employment-based visa holders, plus a one-time increase of 115,000visas for "unused" family-preference holders, plus a permanent increase of 254,000 per year in the family-preference categories. The bill would also increase worker visas by a one-time increase of 90,000 for "unused" employment-based visas, plus a permanent increase of 754,000 employment-based visas per year, plus a permanent 100,000 increase in H-1B visas.
A bill to apply amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act related to providing medical services in underserved areas, and for other purposes.
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeThe bill would authorize, on a permanent basis, the current J-1 visa waiver program under which participating states are allocated 30 J-1 visa waivers, which enables them to waive the two-year home residency requirement for medical students and physicians who serve in “medically underserved areas upon completion of their J-1 program (the program was slated to expire June 1, 2006).
A bill to apply amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act related to providing medical services in underserved areas, and for other purposes.
