H.R. 3271: 

Earned Legalization and Family Unification Act of 2003

Published: 

Sponsored by:  Rep. Richard “Dick” Gephardt [D-MO3, 1977-2004] in the 108th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

H.R. 3271, the Earned Legalization and Family Unification Act, would increase chain migration by increasing the annual cap on family-based legal immigrants by about 250,000. It would also grant amnesty to some 6.5 million illegal immigrants in the United States.

H.R. 1954: 

Naturalization and Family Protection for Military Members Act of 2003

Published: 

Sponsored by:  Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI5] in the 108th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

H.R. 1954, the Naturalization and Family Protection for Military Members Act, would increase chain migration by allowing the spouse, child, or parent of an alien who was granted posthumous citizenship based on military service to apply for permanent resident status.

H.R. 946: 

Mass Immigration Reduction Act of 2003

Published: 

Sponsored by:  Rep. Thomas “Tom” Tancredo [R-CO6, 1999-2009] in the 108th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

H.R. 946, the Mass Immigration Reduction Act, called for deep reductions in all categories of immigration, including: ending chain migration categories such as parents of adult children and siblings of adults, reducing the category of skilled workers to 5,000 per year from its current ceiling of 120,060 per year, limiting refugee admissions and asylee adjustments to a total of 25,000 annually and require that refugees and asylees reside legally in the United States for five years before they could apply for adjustment to permanent resident status, and ending the visa lottery. H.R.