H.R. 3736:
Temporary Access to Skilled Workers and H-1B Nonimmigrant Program Improvement Act of 1998
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes relating to H-1B nonimmigrants.
H.R. 3553:
Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act of 1998
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 3553, the Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act, would have awarded amnesty to almost 1.2 million illegal immigrants, in addition to the almost one million who were granted amnesty in 1997.
S. 1723:
American Competitiveness Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to assist the United States to remain competitive by increasing the access of the United States firms and institutions of higher education to skilled personnel and by expanding educational and training opportunities for American students and workers.
S. 1504:
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 1504, the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, would grant amnesty to 50,000 illegal aliens from Haiti who came to the U.S. before December 31, 1995. It also granted amnesty to their spouses and children, bringing the total number of Haitians to be amnestied to about 125,000. This provision was slipped quietly into an omnibus appropriations bill, and was fully endorsed by President Clinton who signed it into law.
H.R. 2302:
Immigration Technical Revisions Act of 1997
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 2302, the Immigration Technical Revisions Act of 1997, would have allowed 540,000 illegal immigrants from Central America to apply for amnesty, even though they previously had been denied asylum in the United States. Congress eventually passed a much-expanded version of this proposed amnesty by slipping it into an appropriations bill for the District of Columbia (see the Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act of 1997).