S. 843:
Partner with Korea Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to provide high-skilled nonimmigrant visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.
S. 135:
Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to prioritize the allocation of H-2B visas for States with low unemployment rates.
S. 1877:
Startup Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to jump-start economic recovery through the formation and growth of new businesses, and for other purposes.
S. 2225:
Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 2225, the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015, would exempt foreign workers who have received an H-2B guest-worker visa in any of the past three years from the current year's annual limits. This would potentially quadruple the number of H-2B visas issued each year from 65,000 to 260,000.
S. 1889:
REBUILD Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 1899, the REBUILD Act, would allow refugee applicants to receive a work permit while they're waiting for their case to be decided. This legislation would likely increase the level fraud in a program that's already riddled with fraud.
S. 1547:
Partner with Korea Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.
S. 1339:
Partner with Korea Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 1339, the Partner with Korea Act, would create 150,000 non-immigrant work visas designated for citizens of South Korea under the E-4 visa program. The work permits are an addition to current levels.
S. 995:
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations, to provide for consideration of trade agreements, and for other purposes.
S. 153:
I-Squared Act of 2015
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 153, the I-Squared Act of 2015, would increase H-1B visa numbers by more than 100,000 per year and allow certain other visa holders to renew their visas. This legislation would also allow family members of H-1B holders to remain in the country and receive work permits.
S. 744:
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, was a massive immigration reform bill, introduced by the 'Gang of 8' that would result in approximately 30 million new permanent work permits issued in the first 10 years if passed. The bill would grant legal status and worker permits to an estimated 11 million illegal aliens with an opportunity for green cards after 10 years and replace some family-based immigration categories with a merit-based points system.