S. 1757:
Building America’s Trust Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportA bill to strengthen border security, increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
A bill to strengthen border security, increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve immigration law enforcement within the interior of the United States, and for other purposes.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the H-1B visa program, to repeal the diversity visa lottery program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 241, the Timely Repatriation Act, would give the Secretary of Homeland Security the ability to punish countries that refuse or unreasonably delay the repatriation of its nationals from the United States. If a country’s repatriation failure rate exceeds 10%, the Secretary will refuse to issue visas for attendants, servants, personal employees, and immediate family members of ambassadors, diplomats, consular officers, or other officials and employees from that country’s government.