Immigration Bills

H.R. 3700:

Reducing Immigration to a Genuinely Healthy Total (RIGHT) Act of 2005

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas “Tom” Tancredo [R-CO6, 1999-2008] in the 109th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:

Support

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H.R. 3381:

L-1 Nonimmigrant Reform Act

Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT3] in the 109th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:

Support

H.R. 3381, the L-1 Nonimmigrant Reform Act, would provide much needed protections for American workers by preventing employers using the L-1 visa to hire foreign workers from displacing American workers to hire L-1s.

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H.R. 3322:

USA Jobs Protection Act of 2005

Sponsored by: Rep. Nancy Johnson [R-CT5, 2003-2006] in the 109th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:

Support

H.R. 3322, the USA Jobs Protection Act, would implement reforms of the H-1B and L-1 visa programs aimed at preventing American high-tech workers from being displaced by foreign workers. It includes important protections for American workers, including prevailing wage and no-layoff provisions. It also extends current no-layoff provisions for H-1B dependent employers to all H-1B employers.

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H.R. 2330:

Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act

Sponsored by: Rep. James “Jim” Kolbe [R-AZ8, 2003-2006] in the 109th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:

Oppose

H.R. 2330, the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, would increase permanent, legal immigration by adding an extra 254,000 family-based visas annually, reward virtually all illegal aliens (except those with criminal records or terrorist connections) with amnesty, potentially rewarding 9 million illegal aliens with amnesty, and add an extra 150,000 employment-based visas (mostly for unskilled workers) each year. Additionally, it would create a brand new "guest" worker program that would bring in 400,000 unskilled workers the first year. Depending on how fast U.S.

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S. 1033:

Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] in the 109th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:

Oppose

S. 1033, the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, would: 1) increase permanent, legal immigration by adding an extra 254,000 family-based visas annually; 2) reward virtually all illegal aliens (except those with criminal records or terrorist connections) with amnesty, potentially rewarding 9 million illegal aliens; and 3) create a brand new guest worker program that would bring in 400,000 unskilled workers the first year, potentially allowing for a total increase of anywhere from 10 to 20 percent each year thereafter.