Immigration Bills

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for certain obstructions of the enforcement of Federal immigration laws, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4340, the American LAWS Act, introduced by Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) would end the family chain migration categories and the visa lottery. The legislation would also require all employers to use E-Verify for most hires within 2 years.

To amend section 412(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require ratification of a plan with respect to a refugee by the legislature of a State before the refugee may be initially placed or resettled in the State, and for other purposes.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based immigration points system, to focus 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.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens associated with criminal gangs, and for other purposes.