H.R. 6633: 

Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008

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Sponsored by:  Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D-AZ8, 2007-2012] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

The bill would extend the E-Verify (Basic Pilot) program for an additional 5 years (until 2013), mandate a funding agreement between the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security, and authorize two GAO studies regarding nonconfirmations and the overall cost of E-Verify compliance on small businesses.

To evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.

H.R. 4088: 

SAVE Act of 2007

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Sponsored by:  Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC11, 2007-2013] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

H.R. 4088, SAVE Act of 2007, would increase border security by: increasing the number of border patrol agents; providing more funding for the Tunnel Task Force; providing for new and updated border security, surveillance, communication, and apprehension technology; improving border security infrastructure; and empowering governors in border states to declare a border emergency and request temporary redeployment of up to 1,000 additional Border Patrol Agents.

H.R. 3494: 

Charlie Norwood CLEAR Act of 2007

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Sponsored by:  Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN7] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

H.R. 3494, the Charlie Norwood CLEAR Act, would reduce the flow of new illegal aliens into the United States and also begin to slowly and steadily reducing the current illegal population. It would also begin to slowly and steadily reduceg the current illegal population.

H.R. 3145: 

Prohibition Against Criminal Alien Reentry Act of 2007

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Sponsored by:  Rep. Thelma Drake [R-VA2, 2005-2009] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

The bill would authorize increased prison sentences for aliens who have re-entered the United States following removal and for whom removal: (1) resulted from conviction for commission of two or more (reduced from three by this bill) misdemeanors involving drugs, crimes against the person, or both, or a felony (other than an aggravated felony); (2) resulted from conviction for commission of an aggravated felony; (3) resulted from exclusion based on involvement in terrorist activities; or (4) occurred following a determination that removal during incarceration for a nonviolent offense would

H.R. 2940: 

To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to discretionary determinations waiving an alien’s inadmissibility based on certain activities, and for other purposes.

Published: 

Sponsored by:  Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO7] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

The bill would authorize DHS to revoke a waiver of inadmissibility stemming from involvement in a terrorist organization at any time without notice; and would prohibit judicial review of such revocations.

To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to discretionary determinations waiving an alien's inadmissibility based on certain activities, and for other purposes.

H.Res. 499: 

H.Res. 499

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Sponsored by:  Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX21] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

H.Res. 499 would call on the Bush Administration to implement mandated border controls, such as the implementation of entry and exit portions of US-VISIT, and completion of the fencing called for in the Secure Fence Act along the U.S.-Mexico border.

H.R. 2308: 

To repeal the amendment made by section 796 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, exempting from harboring sanctions compensation for alien volunteers.

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Sponsored by:  Rep. Thomas “Tom” Tancredo [R-CO6, 1999-2009] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

The bill would repeal an existing statutory exemption from alien harboring provisions that allows U.S. religious organizations to call an alien to serve as a volunteer minister or missionary in the United States, provided the alien has been a member of the denomination for at least one year.

To repeal the amendment made by section 796 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, exempting from harboring sanctions compensation for alien volunteers for certain religious organizations.

H.R. 2271: 

Unlawful Employers Accountability and Illegal Alien State Reimbursement Act of 2007

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Sponsored by:  Rep. Charles “Charlie” Gonzalez [D-TX20, 1999-2013] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

Would require DHS, when a fine is received from an offending employer, to credit the account of the state in which the violation occurred within the newly-established Illegal Alien State Reimbursement Fund and would require states to use amounts received from DHS under this bill solely for payments to local educational agencies, public health care providers, and law enforcement agencies for the purpose of assisting state and local governments with meeting the costs associated with serving illegal aliens; and would require a state to redistribute two-thirds of its DHS payment, within 60 days

H.R. 2086: 

H.R. 2086

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Sponsored by:  Rep. David Davis [R-TN1, 2007-2009] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

H.R. 2086 would fund the 287(g) program, a means by which state and local law enforcement agencies may enter into agreements with DHS so that officers may receive training from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to perform immigration enforcement functions.

H.R. 1951: 

Legal Employee Verification Act

Published: 

Sponsored by:  Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN8, 2007-2010] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

H.R. 1951, the Legal Employee Verification Act, would increase interior enforcement by requiring the establishment of a system to verify an individual's identity and employment eligibility. As well, it would require visas and immigration-related documents be machine readable, use biometric identifiers, and be compatible with US-VISIT.

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