H.R. 22:
SMART Border Act of 2017
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo provide for operational control of the international border of the United States, and for other purposes.
To provide for operational control of the international border of the United States, and for other purposes.
To suspend the admission into the United States of refugees in order to examine the costs of providing benefits to such individuals, and for other purposes.
To suspend, and subsequently terminate, the admission of certain refugees, to examine the impact on the national security of the United States of admitting refugees, to examine the costs of providing benefits to such individuals, and for other purposes.
To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities, and for other purposes.
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States.
To reduce the amount of foreign assistance to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador based on the number of unaccompanied alien children who are nationals or citizens of such countries and who in the preceding fiscal year are placed in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status.
To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.
To require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and for other purposes.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross income, and for other purposes.
H.R. 82, the Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act, would prohibit the issuance of visas to countries that refuse to repatriate deported aliens. Approximately 384,000 foreign nationals enter the country each year from recalcitrant countries.