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. 5111:
Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2004
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportH.R. 5111, the Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act, would increase interior enforcement by requiring a mandatory workplace verification program to verify the legal work status of potential employees. Additionally, the legislation contained significant sanctions against employers who hire illegal aliens and requires integration of the border-patrol fingerprint identification system and the FBI fingerprint-database.
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.
S. 2258:
Summer Operations and Services (SOS) Relief and Reform Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 2258, the Summer Operations and Services (SOS) Relief and Reform Act, would increase the number of H-2B visas for low-skill, foreign workers that were approved in 2004.
S. 2252:
Save Summer Act of 2004
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 2252, the Save Summer Act, would increase by 40,000 the annual cap for 2004 on H-2B visas for low-kill, temporary foreign workers.
H.R. 4052:
Save Summer Act of 2004
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 4052, the Save Summer Act, would increase the annual cap for 2004 on H-2B visas for low-skill, temporary foreign workers by 40,000.