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REAL GUEST Act of 2005
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportThe bill would strengthen border security and interior enforcement and, once the enforcement provisions are in place, would implement a new guest worker program that includes protections for American workers and is responsive to actual market conditions, but without including any form of amnesty.
To enhance border enforcement, improve homeland security, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and establish a guest worker program.
H.R. 3322: Sponsors (2005)
2005: Sponsored H.R. 3322, USA Jobs Protection Act of 2005, introduced by Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-Conn.)
To extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried sons and daughters of certain Vietnamese refugees.
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionTo extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried sons and daughters of certain Vietnamese refugees.
USA Jobs Protection Act of 2005
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportH.R. 3322, the USA Jobs Protection Act, would implement reforms of the H-1B and L-1 visa programs aimed at preventing American high-tech workers from being displaced by foreign workers. It includes important protections for American workers, including prevailing wage and no-layoff provisions. It also extends current no-layoff provisions for H-1B dependent employers to all H-1B employers.
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1171 to H.R. 2360 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006)
Voted in favor of amendment to increase detention beds for illegal aliens in 2005
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1219 to S.Amdt. 1124 to H.R. 2360 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006)
Voted in favor of amendment to provide funding for additional Border Patrol agents in 2005
H.R. 3262: Sponsors (2005)
2005: Sponsored H.R. 3262, Employee Verification Accountability Act, introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
Employee Verification Accountability Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportH.R. 3262, the Employee Verification Accountability Act, would eliminate the series of fines ranging from $250 to $10,000 that current law provides for employers who hire illegal aliens and replace them with a single fine of $10,000 per violation.
