S. 2368: 

SAVE Act of 2007

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Sponsored by:  Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

S. 2368, SAVE Act of 2007, would help reduce illegal immigration by requiring every employer in the United States to eventually use the E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system to verify that every employee has the legal right to work in the United States. As well, S. 2368 contains other interior enforcement measures such as increasing the number of ICE agents and training at least 250 State and local law enforcement officers on how to perform federal immigration enforcement procedures.

S. 653: 

Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act

Published: 

Sponsored by:  Sen. George Voinovich [R-OH, 1999-2010] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

S. 653, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act, would grant DHS the authority to waive the Visa Waiver Program's (VWP) low nonimmigrant visa refusal rate requirements with respect to a country's participation in the VWP (i.e., have a low nonimmigrant visa refusal rate for two years) if the country has acceptable travel security measures and assists the U.S. in the War on Terror. It would require DHS to develop a system that collects basic biographical information and flight information of aliens traveling to the U.S.

S. 575: 

Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007

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Sponsored by:  Sen. Pete Domenici [R-NM, 1973-2009] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

S. 575, Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007, would increase the numbers of full-time agents Immigration and Customs agents and full-time Customs and Border Protection inspectors, requiring both to complete the appropriate training programs. It also would require the Department of Homeland Security to put into place plans that improved border and trade security, respective to each organization.

S. 422: 

Secure Border Crossing Card Entry Act of 2007

Published: 

Sponsored by:  Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

S. 422, Secure Border Crossing Card Entry Act of 2007, would have established parity between Mexican nationals visiting the United States who possessed a valid biometric Border Crossing Card (BCC, also known as a laser visa) and have completed the necessary security checks, and Canadian visitors by allowing BCC bearers to remain in the United States for six months (Mexican nationals with BCCs may only stay in the United States for 30 days, while Canadians possessing tourist visas may stay up to one year).

S. 342: 

Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act

Published: 

Sponsored by:  Sen. George Voinovich [R-OH, 1999-2010] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

S. 342, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act, would have required DHS to establish a pilot program to expand the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) (which now allows citizens of 27 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa, and has provided easy entry for terrorists and created a black market for stolen or forged passports). It would have added five more countries to the program, and would have allowed such a country's participation in the VWP for three years, with one two-year extension possible.

S. 330: 

Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007

Published: 

Sponsored by:  Sen. John “Johnny” Isakson [R-GA] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

S. 330, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, would add an additional 3,000 Border Patrol agents authorized by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and would require that 20 percent of the annual net increase in agents be assigned to the northern border.