Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards
Rewards: H.R. 480 (2007)
Rewards: H.R. 6497 (2009)
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 6497, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010, would grant amnesty to illegal aliens under the age of 35 who have been in the United States for five consecutive years and came (illegally) to the United States before the age of 16. Such a reward for illegal immigration serves as an incentive for more illegal immigration.
Rewards: S. 729 (2009)
Rewards: H.R. 2414 (2009)
AgJOBS Act of 2009
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 2414, AgJOBS Act of 2009, would encourage more illegal immigration by rewarding certain illegal aliens who work in agriculture with amnesty.
Rewards: H.R. 98 (2009)
Rewards: H.R. 994 (2009)
Rewards: S. 1038 (2009)
Rewards: H.R. 160 (2009)
Rewards: H.R. 1842 (2011)
Rewards: H.R. 691
Rewards: H.R. 98 (2011)
Rewards: S. 3083 (2012)
Rewards: H.R. 6168 (2016)
Rewards: H.R. 5398 (2016)
Academic Success Centers and Education Networks for Dreamers (ASCEND) Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 6168, the Academic Success Centers and Education Networks for Dreamers (ASCEND) Act, would create educational grants for "Dreamers", specifically recipients of Pres. Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016
NumbersUSA's Position:
SplitH.R. 5398, the Immigration for a Competitive America Act, would move some family-based green card categories to employment-based categories and lead to the quadrupling of H-1B guest-worker visas. The legislation would also mandate E-Verify and strengthen criminal penalties for employers, but would allow foreign workers to claim tax credits for their children.
Rewards: H.R. 4722 (2016)
Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2016
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportH.R. 4272, the Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act, would require inclusion of the taxpayer's social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit, preventing illegal aliens from claiming the credit.
