S. 2368: 

SAVE Act of 2007

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Sponsored by:  Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

S. 2368, SAVE Act of 2007, would help reduce illegal immigration by requiring every employer in the United States to eventually use the E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system to verify that every employee has the legal right to work in the United States. As well, S. 2368 contains other interior enforcement measures such as increasing the number of ICE agents and training at least 250 State and local law enforcement officers on how to perform federal immigration enforcement procedures.

S. 31: 

H-1B Visa Fraud Prevention Act of 2007

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Sponsored by:  Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

The bill would prohibit employers who employ H-1B high-skill nonimmigrant workers from transferring them from a worksite in one state to a worksite in another; would require employers of H-1Bs to share information exchanged with Federal agencies with prospective, current, and former H-1B workers upon request; would authorize the Department of Labor (DOL) to investigate applications that have clear indicators of fraud or misrepresentation, instead of simply checking for completeness and inaccuracies (as current law provides) and would eliminate the current statutory provision that requires t

S. 1269: 

ENFORCE Act

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Sponsored by:  Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

S. 1269, the ENFORCE Act, would establish, within Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the National Border Neighborhood Watch (NBNW), which would authorize retired law enforcement officers to assist Border Patrol agents by reporting illegal border crossings, and would allow civilian volunteers to participate in the NBNW, provided CBP-defined criteria are met; would provide for fencing and security improvements along the southern U.S.

S. 1035: 

H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007

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Sponsored by:  Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

S. 1035, the H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, would reduce much of the fraud associated with the H-1B and L-1 visa programs by, among other things, requiring employers to attest that they had tried to hire U.S. workers before importing a foreign worker and requiring H-1B and L-1 visa holders be paid prevailing wages.

S. 913: 

A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien’s visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.

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Sponsored by:  Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

The bill would prohibit judicial review of visa or immigration document revocation in all cases (currently, if revocation provides the sole ground for removal, it may be reviewed); and would apply this prohibition to all visas issued as of or after enactment.

A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.

S. 850: 

Scott Gardner Act

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Sponsored by:  Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

The bill would require DHS to share immigration information with the Justice Department (DOJ); would require DHS and DOJ to submit a joint report to Congress on improving the performance of Federal immigration databases to ensure the prompt entry of immigration information; would require the head of each state and local law enforcement agency to collect and report to DHS all immigration and DWI-related information collected in the course of normal duties and would require that information to appear as a flag in the Wanted Person File of the National Crime Information Center database; would

S. 575: 

Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007

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Sponsored by:  Sen. Pete Domenici [R-NM, 1973-2009] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

S. 575, Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007, would increase the numbers of full-time agents Immigration and Customs agents and full-time Customs and Border Protection inspectors, requiring both to complete the appropriate training programs. It also would require the Department of Homeland Security to put into place plans that improved border and trade security, respective to each organization.

S.Con.Res. 11: 

S.Con.Res. 11

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Sponsored by:  Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI, 1993-2010] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

S.Con.Res. 11 would have required free trade agreements (FTA) to meet certain minimum standards, including that an FTA may not make any commitments as to the temporary entry of workers.

S. 475: 

A bill to increase the number of Deputy United States Marshals that investigate immigration crimes.

Published: 

Sponsored by:  Sen. Pete Domenici [R-NM, 1973-2009] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

The bill would increase, in fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the number of Deputy U.S. Marshals investigating criminal matters related to immigration.

A bill to increase the number of Deputy United States Marshals that investigate immigration crimes.

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