H.R. 3987:
Jobs in America Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo establish an employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish a business in the United States.
H.R. 3918:
Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 3918, the Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act, 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. 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.
H.R. 3814:
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2015
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 3814, the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2015, would allow asylum applicants not in detention whose application is still being reviewed but deemed to not be frivolous to receive a one-year renewable work permit.
H.R. 3744:
Venezuelan Refugee Assistance Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 3744, the Venezuelan Refugee Assistance Act, would allow Venezuelan illegal aliens who entered the country before Jan. 1, 2013, have been physically present in the U.S. throughout, and have not been convicted of specific crimes to adjust their status to legal permanent resident.
S. 2160:
Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 2160, the Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015, would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who enlist in the military. It's estimated that approximately 40,000 would receive amnesty under this legislation.
S. 2161:
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2015
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 2161, the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2015, would allow Liberian nationals to adjust to permanent resident status if they: (1) have been continuously present in the United States between January 1, 2013, through the date of status adjustment application; or (2) is the spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of such an alien.
H.R. 3698:
Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 3698, the Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015, would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who enlist in the military. It's estimated that approximately 40,000 would receive amnesty under this legislation.
S. 2145:
Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 2145, the Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016, would provide funding to increase the number of refugees resettled in the United States each year from an average of 70,000 to 100,000 per year.