S.Con.Res. 12:
S.Con.Res. 12
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportS.Con.Res. 12 would prohibit international trade and investment agreements from increasing foreign-worker importation.
H.R. 418:
REAL ID Act of 2005
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportH.R. 418, the REAL ID Act, would set federal standards for the the issuance of driver's licenses and a legal presence requirement that would make illegal aliens ineligible for driver's licenses. As well, H.R. 418 would tie the driver's license expiration date of a temporary visa holder to the expiration date of their visa so that those who enter the country legally as visa holders, but become illegal aliens by overstaying their visas, will not have a valid driver's license after the date of the expiration of their visa.
H.R. 10:
9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportH.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act, would set federal standards for the issuance of driver's licenses and birth certificates. H.R. 10 would prohibit issuance of driver's licenses to illegal aliens and require that driver's licenses of temporary visa holders expire when their visa expires. As well, H.R. 10 contains provisions to prohibit the use of consular-issued ID cards. H.R. 10 would reduce asylum fraud by reaffirming that the burden of proof is on the asylum claimant, and that the adjudicator may require corroborating evidence in certain cases. H.R.
H.R. 4885:
Comprehensive Immigration Fairness Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 4885, the Comprehensive Immigration Fairness Act, would create an amnesty for illegal aliens who have been physically present in the U.S. for five years and have never been convicted of a criminal offense. In addition to this general amnesty, it would include special amnesties for Haitians and Liberians. The bill would also increase annual admissions of refugee and aslyees by allowing refugee/asylee status for certain adult unmarried children of refugees and asylees and would establish gender based persecution as grounds for refugee status.
S. 2616:
Emergency Relief for Rural Borderlands Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 2616, the Emergency Relief for Rural Borderlands Act, would exempt from the annual H-2B cap (for low-sill foreign workers), workers who work in rural areas that are less than 50 miles from an international border.
H.R. 4262:
Safe, Orderly, Legal Visas and Enforcement Act of 2004
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R.
S. 2381:
Safe, Orderly, Legal Visas and Enforcement Act of 2004
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS.
H.R. 4166:
American Workforce Improvement and Jobs Protection Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 4166, the American Workforce Improvement and Jobs Protection Act, would exempt from the annual H-1B cap aliens holding a Master's degree or higher, up to 20,000. However, the bill would have reinstated tougher employer attestation requirements, a $1,000 application fee, and Labor Department investigative authorities, that expired in the fall of 2003.