Reduce Illegal Immigration at Borders

Asylum Abuse Reduction Act

Updated: June 9th, 2020, 9:06 am

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

A bill to require asylum officers to conduct credible fear screenings before admitting aliens seeking asylum into the United States, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an alternatives to detention pilot program, and to clarify that aliens transiting through third countries on the way to the United States are ineligible for asylum, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4202

Updated: June 9th, 2020, 9:01 am

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection are authorized to conduct asylum interviews, and for other purposes.

Asylum Abuse Reduction Act

Updated: June 9th, 2020, 8:59 am

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

To require asylum officers to conduct credible fear screenings before admitting aliens seeking asylum into the United States, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an alternatives to detention pilot program, and to clarify that aliens transiting through third countries on the way to the United States are ineligible for asylum, and for other purposes.

S. 2162

Updated: March 3rd, 2020, 12:05 pm

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to annually hire at least 600 new Border Patrol agents, to report quarterly to Congress on the status of the Border Patrol workforce, and to conduct a comprehensive staffing analysis.

S. 1894

Updated: February 25th, 2020, 3:37 pm

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations, and for other purposes.

S. 1494

Updated: February 25th, 2020, 3:26 pm

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to protect alien minors and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end abuse of the asylum system and establish refugee application and processing centers outside the United States, and for other purposes.

S. 1470

Updated: February 25th, 2020, 3:24 pm

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

A bill to strengthen border security, increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.

S. 1303

Updated: January 21st, 2020, 12:05 pm

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to address the protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3859

Updated: January 21st, 2020, 11:52 am

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

To authorize the Attorney General to appoint 100 additional immigration judges, and for other purposes.

A bill to provide provisional protected presence status for certain aliens and to provide mandatory appropriations relating to border security. S. 166

Updated: November 15th, 2019, 11:29 am

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Split

A bill to provide provisional protected presence status for certain aliens and to provide mandatory appropriations relating to border security.

A bill to provide deferred action for certain individuals brought to the United States and to establish a border security trust fund, and for other purposes. S. 108

Updated: November 15th, 2019, 11:26 am

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Split

A bill to provide deferred action for certain individuals brought to the United States and to establish a border security trust fund, and for other purposes.

RAIDER Act of 2019

Updated: July 11th, 2019, 10:13 am

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

To prohibit the use of amounts appropriated for military construction or the Army Corps of Engineers for the construction of barriers, land acquisition, or any other associated activities on the southern border without specific statutory authorization from Congress.

Border Community Input in Border Security Act

Updated: July 11th, 2019, 10:11 am

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require border community stakeholder consultation before the Secretary of Homeland Security may construct, install, deploy, operate, or maintain additional physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, or technology between ports of entry along the land border with Mexico, and for other purposes.

EL CHAPO Act

Updated: July 10th, 2019, 3:17 pm

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

To reserve any amounts forfeited to the United States Government as a result of the criminal prosecution of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (commonly known as "El Chapo"), or of other felony convictions involving the transportation of controlled substances into the United States, for security measures along the Southern border, including the completion of a border wall.

S. 264

Updated: July 2nd, 2019, 3:26 pm

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

A bill to prohibit the construction of certain elements of a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States in Federal wildlife and wilderness areas and on State land.

FACE Act

Updated: July 2nd, 2019, 3:25 pm

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

A bill to ensure the receipt of required compensation before physical possession by the Federal Government of any land subject to the use of eminent domain for the construction of United States border infrastructure and to provide for a consultation process prior to acquiring land for border infrastructure.

S. 811

Updated: July 2nd, 2019, 2:10 pm

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief.

RAIDER Act of 2019

Updated: July 2nd, 2019, 1:12 pm

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

A bill to prohibit the use of amounts appropriated for military construction or the Army Corps of Engineers for the construction of barriers, land acquisition, or any other associated activities on the southern border without specific statutory authorization from Congress.

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