H.R. 1036:
American Families United Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
To designate Haiti under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Haiti to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the definition of an unauthorized alien to include aliens who have not been admitted to and are not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes.
To provide provisional protected presence to qualified individuals who came to the United States as children.
To modify the treatment of unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status, and for other purposes.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the enlistment in the Armed Forces of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States and were younger than 15 years of age when they initially entered the United States, but who are otherwise qualified for enlistment, and to provide a mechanism by which such aliens, by reason of their honorable service in the Armed Forces, may be lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
H.R. 5533, the Recognizing American Children Act, would grant amnesty to 2.1 million illegal aliens who were brought to the United States when they were under the age of 16 and have been in the country since 2010. The bill would require that illegal aliens have a GED, is admitted to college, or "valid work authorization", have good moral character, aren't inadmissible or deportable under several categories, haven't been convicted of a felony or 3 misdemeanors on different days, and haven't been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal.
H.R. 4798, the Reuniting Families Act, would recapture unused family-based and employment based visas from 1992-2015 to help clear out the backlog of more than 4 million foreign citizens. The bill would also make massive increases to chain migration categories and codify Pres. Obama's DAPA amnesty.
H.R. 3744, the Venezuelan Refugee Assistance Act, would allow Venezuelan illegal aliens who entered the country before Jan. 1, 2013, have been physically present in the U.S. throughout, and have not been convicted of specific crimes to adjust their status to legal permanent resident.
S. 2160, the Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015, would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who enlist in the military. It's estimated that approximately 40,000 would receive amnesty under this legislation.