S. 1632:
Visa Lottery Repeal Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportA bill to terminate the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program.
S. 1103:
Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportA bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based immigration points system, to focus on family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to set a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, and for other purposes.
S. 2082:
Visa Lottery Repeal Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportA bill to terminate the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program.
S. 2394:
American Jobs First Act of 2015
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportS. 2394, the American Jobs First Act of 2015, would implement major reforms of the H-1B program including adding a minimum wage provision ($110,000), and increasing the fee for employers to $10,000. More than 90% of H-1Bs issued in 2013 were for positions that paid less than $110,000 per year. The bill would also end the Visa Lottery.
S. 98:
STEM Jobs Act of 2015
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportS. 98, the STEM Jobs Act of 2015, would cancel the visa lottery program and transfer the 55,000 yearly visas that would have been granted through the visa lottery into two new priority categories (doctorate and masters degree) under 203(b). For the first two fiscal years of the program, unused visas for which petitions or applications for labor certification have been filed will be added to the total visas for the next fiscal year. Following the first two years, remaining unused visas do not transfer to the next fiscal year.
S. 2448:
Immigration Moratorium Act of 1994
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportA bill to impose a moratorium on immigration by aliens other than refugees, certain priority and skilled workers, and immediate relatives of United States citizens and permanent resident aliens.
S. 1923:
Immigration Stabilization Act of 1994
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportS.1923, the Immigration Stabilization Act, was the first comprehensive immigration reduction bill to be introduced in the Senate since the 1920s. It would have cut legal immigration in all categories from around one million to about 425,000 a year.