H.R. 1631: 

To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings.

Published: 

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

The bill would eliminate the April 30, 2001, deadline for an illegal alien who is married to a U.S. citizen and who is the parent of a U.S. citizen child to apply for a Section 245(i) amnesty, thus making this amnesty.

To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings.

S. 913: 

A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien’s visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.

Published: 

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

The bill would prohibit judicial review of visa or immigration document revocation in all cases (currently, if revocation provides the sole ground for removal, it may be reviewed); and would apply this prohibition to all visas issued as of or after enactment.

A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.

H.R. 1543: 

Visa Waiver Modernization Act

Published: 

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

The bill would grant DHS the authority to waive the Visa Waiver Program’s (VWP) “low nonimmigrant visa refusal rate” requirements with respect to a country’s participation in the VWP (i.e., have a low nonimmigrant visa refusal rate for two years [averaging no more than two percent over both years, not exceeding 2.5 percent in any one year] or no more than a three percent refusal rate for the most recent fiscal year) if: (1) DHS determines that the country has mitigated security risks to the point that participation in the VWP would not compromise U.S.

H.Res. 246: 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States and units of local government should enact legislation to prohibit the issuance of business, professional, or occupational licenses to unauthorized aliens.

Published: 

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States and units of local government should enact legislation to prohibit the issuance of business, professional, or occupational licenses to unauthorized aliens.

H.R. 1512: 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.

Published: 

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

The bill would revise provisions governing the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (a program that provides assistance to states for the incarceration of illegal aliens who commit crimes) so that states and localities may be reimbursed for the cost of incarcerating illegal aliens who are either charged with or convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors (rather than only those who are convicted of such offenses as provided by current law).

S. 850: 

Scott Gardner Act

Published: 

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

The bill would require DHS to share immigration information with the Justice Department (DOJ); would require DHS and DOJ to submit a joint report to Congress on improving the performance of Federal immigration databases to ensure the prompt entry of immigration information; would require the head of each state and local law enforcement agency to collect and report to DHS all immigration and DWI-related information collected in the course of normal duties and would require that information to appear as a flag in the Wanted Person File of the National Crime Information Center database; would

S. 844: 

Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007

Published: 

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

The bill would ease the path to permanent residence for unaccompanied alien children (UACs) by opening up access to special immigrant juvenile status for any UAC who cannot make a persuasive case for asylum who is deemed to be a dependent of the state as a result of abuse, neglect, or abandonment; would entitle all UACs to legal counsel (likely through a government contractor’s search for competent, pro bono attorneys) and an independent child advocate to coordinate his/her sponsorship and legal needs.

H.R. 1465: 

To provide additional discretion to the Secretary of Homeland Security in designating countries eligible to participate in the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

Published: 

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Oppose

The bill would authorize DHS to waive mandatory requirements for a country’s participation in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) – a program which now allows citizens of 27 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa, and, because there is little scrutiny of VWP “travelers,” has provided easy entry for terrorists and created a black market for stolen or forged passports from such countries – if the agency determines that: (1) the country has developed a viable plan to meet the requirements within three years; (2) the country has made significant progress (not define

H.R. 1430: 

SAFE for America Act

Published: 

NumbersUSA's Position:  

Support

H.R. 1430, the SAFE for America Act, would end the visa lottery, which gives out 50,000 green cards each year and does not take into account humanitarian need, family connections, or potential contribution to the United States.

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