2006: Sen. Judiciary Comm vote on Specter amnesty-guestworker proposal
Voted in committee against major amnesty-guestworker proposal in 2006
Senate Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary
2003: Senate Judiciary vote S 1545 in-state tuition for illegal aliens
Voted in committee against rewarding illegal aliens with in-state tuition and amnesty in 2003
2003: S. Judiciary Comm vote on S1417 + S 1416, Chile and Singapore Free Trade agreements
Voted against unlimited immigration provisions in the Chile and Singapore trade agreements in committee in 2003
2002: Hatch illegal alien in-state tuition - speak foragainst in committee (S. 1291)
Opposed illegal alien in-state tuition and amnesty bill in 2002
2000 H-1B increase (final committee S.2045)
Voted in 2000 against tripling the number of H-1B visas available annually
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted, as part of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to protect American workers by voting AGAINST S.2045 (the Abraham bill). This legislation nearly tripled the number of H-1B visas available annually. S.2045 also granted H-1Bs virtual permanent residency by allowing foreign high-tech workers and their families to stay in the U.S. as long as they have an application for a green card or visa on file.
2000: Senate 245i, CJS Appropriat. Sen. version of H.R.4690
Voted in 2000 in committee againstrestoring section 245(i)
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ, as part of the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, voted against helping illegal aliens and against the restoration of section 245(i) in the Senate version of the CJS Appropriations bill (H.R. 4690). Section 245(i), which allows an illegal alien to pay $1000 to remain in the country and adjust their status to avoid sanctions was repealed in 1996.
1998 H1B increase: Senate committee (S1723)
Tried to stop Judiciary Committee from reporting out H-1B doubling bill in 1998
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted no in the 12-6 Senate Judiciary Committee vote on S.1723. This was a vote not to send the H-1B doubling bill to the floor of the Senate without safeguards for American workers.
2005: S. Judic Comm vote on Feinstein amdt cut H-1B visas in half
Voted in committee in favor of amendment to cut in half proposal to import additional foreign workers in 2005
2005: S. Judic Comm vote on Hatch substitute amdt to raise immigration fees by 5 percent
Voted in committee in favor of amendment to increase immigration fees in 2005
2005: S. Judic Comm vote on Sessions substitute amdt of House bill to increase L-1 visa fees by $1,500
Voted in committe in favor of amendment to strip proposal to import additional foreign workers from budget reconcilation plan in 2005
Committee Amendment on American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act
2000 H-1B increase: comm: Kennedy wker protec (A-S2045)
Voted in committee to reduce H-1B cap increase in 2000
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted in committee for the Kennedy amendment to reduce the overall H-1B increase proposed in S.2045 from about 200,000 to around 150,000. In addition, the Kennedy amendment would have rasied the fees paid by employers of H-1B visa holders and required employers to attest they had not displaced U.S. workers to hire H-1Bs. The amendment was defeated 8-10.
Committee Amendment on Constitution Amend. RE: citizenship
To reduce the visa increases after three years.Defeated: 10-8
1998 H1B no displace: comm. (S1723)
Voted in committee to preventdisplacement of American workers in 1998
The Committee voted on a Kennedy-Feinstein Amendment to S.1723 that would have accomplished two important goals: That no American was laid off or displaced prior to hiring an H1B employee; and, that employers demonstrate they had taken timely and effective steps to hire a qualified American. Though Sen. ZZlastnameZZ supported this amendment, it failed by a vote of 8-10.
1996 delete sanction increase: comm (S1664)
In 1996, attempted higher fines on businesses which hire illegal aliens
1996 split Simpson bill: comm (S1664)
Voted in favor of legal immigration reform in 1996
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