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H.R. 52: 

Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015

Published:  Mon, May 11th 2015 @ 10:18 am EDT

Sponsored by:  Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee [D-TX18] in the 114th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

H.R.52, the Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015, would grant amnesty to 11 million illegal alien living in the United States. The legislation would also double the caps in chain migration categories, double the visa lottery, grant amnesty to foreign citizens who currently have Temporary Protected Status, and repeal any bans on funding for sanctuary cities. The legislation does include some improvements to border security.

  • Read more about Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015

H.R. 5520: 

SAFE for America Act

Published:  Thu, Jan 15th 2015 @ 12:53 pm EST

Sponsored by:  Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL8] in the 113th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

H.R. 5520, the SAFE for America Act, would eliminate the visa lottery. This is a program that each year gives another 50,000 green cards to people without any regard to their humanitarian need or to what they might offer the country or to their having any family connections in the United States. It is a program that promotes massive illegal migration by people who think they may some day win the lottery and be allowed to stay in the United States. The bi-partisan U.S.

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H.R. 15: 

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Published:  Thu, Jan 23rd 2014 @ 11:59 am EST

Sponsored by:  Rep. Joe Garcia [D-FL26] in the 113th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

H.R. 15, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, was a massive immigration reform bill, introduced by Rep. Joe Garcia (D-Fla.) and was the House companion to the Gang of 8's S. 744. H.R. 15 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.

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H.R. 2131: 

SKILLS Visa Act

Published:  Thu, Jan 23rd 2014 @ 12:12 pm EST

Sponsored by:  Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA49] in the 113th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Split

H.R. 2131, the SKILLS Visa Act makes various changes to the immigration system with the intention of attracting high-skilled immigration to the United States. Unfortunately, the primary feature of the SKILLS Visa Act is a dramatic increase in foreign workers. 55,000 visas are added for STEM and medical graduates with advanced degrees, 10,000 for immigrant entrepreneurs, 15,000 for immigrants with advanced degrees (EB-2), and 15,000 for skilled workers and professionals (EB-3), for a total of 95,000 new employment-based immigrant visas.

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S. 744: 

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Published:  Thu, Jan 23rd 2014 @ 12:54 pm EST

Sponsored by:  Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] in the 113th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

S. 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.

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H.R. 6429: 

STEM Jobs Act of 2012

Published:  Thu, Jan 23rd 2014 @ 3:54 pm EST

Sponsored by:  Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX21] in the 112th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Split

H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act of 2012, would cancel the visa lottery program and transfer the 55,000 yearly visas that would have been granted through the visa lottery into two new priority categories (doctorate and masters degree) under 203(b). For the first two fiscal years of the program, unused visas for which petitions or applications for labor certification have been filed will be added to the total visas for the next fiscal year. Following the first two years, remaining unused visas do not transfer to the next fiscal year.

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H.R. 704: 

SAFE for America Act

Published:  Thu, Jan 23rd 2014 @ 3:27 pm EST

Sponsored by:  Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA6] in the 112th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act, would eliminate the visa lottery. The visa lottery gives out 50,000 green cards each year, and it does not take into account humanitarian need, family connections, or potential contribution to the United States.

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S. 332: 

Strengthening Our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America’s Security Act

Published:  Thu, Jan 23rd 2014 @ 3:29 pm EST

Sponsored by:  Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT] in the 112th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

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H.R. 2305: 

SAFE for America Act

Published:  Wed, Feb 1st 2017 @ 3:45 pm EST

Sponsored by:  Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA6] in the 111th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

H.R. 2305, SAFE for America Act, would eliminate the arbitrary visa lottery system.

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S. 1350: 

S. 1350

Published:  Mon, Jan 27th 2014 @ 3:58 pm EST

Sponsored by:  Sen. Judd Gregg [R-NH, 1993-2010] in the 110th congress

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Split

S.

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