To simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to increase access to such workers, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3534, the BE REAL Act, would reduce rewards for illegal immigration by prohibiting the issuance of Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers to illegal aliens. It would eliminate the Section 245(i) amnesty for certain illegal aliens. It would increase border control by amending the Posse Comitatus Act to authorize the use of the U.S. military for border enforcement.
H.R. 3452, the VISA Act, would help reduce illegal immigration by authorizing Congress to use the military to secure the borders. It would also limit the release of aliens in removal proceedings, thereby reducing the number of illegal aliens with standing deportation orders who are able to disappear before they are deported.
H.R. 3271, the Earned Legalization and Family Unification Act, would increase chain migration by increasing the annual cap on family-based legal immigrants by about 250,000. It would also grant amnesty to some 6.5 million illegal immigrants in the United States.
H.R. 3142, the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act, would reward certain illegal aliens working in agriculture with amnesty. It would also reward illegal immigration by protecting illegal aliens granted temporary resident status from prosecution for Social Security fraud.
H.R. 3052, the State Accountability and Identity Fraud Elimination Act, would withhold highway apportionments from states that have a policy of granting driver's licenses to illegal aliens. This would create a disincentive for states to reward illegal aliens with driver's licenses.
H.R. 2899, the Border Security and Immigration Improvement Act, would create a legalization process for almost all illegal aliens who would then be eligible for green cards after 6 years. It would also create a guestworker program for illegal aliens that would lead to amnesty.
H.R. 2843, the Andean Adjustment Act, would grant amnesty for illegal aliens from Perus and Colombia. Amnesties have been shown to increase rates of illegal immigration.
H.R. 2849, 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. The legislation would provide important protections for American workers, including prevailing wage and no-layoff provisions. It would also extend current no-layoff provisions for H-1B dependent employers to all H-1B employers.