H.R. 1737:
HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 1737, the HRIFA Improvement Act, would expand the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to the children of illegal aliens who benefited from the HRIFA amnesty.
H.R. 1587:
To match willing United States workers with employers, to increase and fairly apportion H-2B visas, and to ensure that H-2B visas serve their intended purpose.
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportThe bill would increase the number of H-2B visas to 131,000, only half of which may be issued during the first six months of a year, and offset that increase by eliminating the Visa Lottery Program; would require that all H-2B employers advertise positions on an internet-based job bank and that the employers use the Basic Pilot program.
To match willing United States workers with employers, to increase and fairly apportion H-2B visas, and to ensure that H-2B visas serve their intended purpose.
H.J.Res. 41:
H.J.Res. 41
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportH.J.Res. 41 would amend the U.S. Constitution to end the practice of automatic citizenship for the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens.
H.R. 1502:
Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2005
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 1502, the Civil Liberties Restoration Act, would weaken interior enforcement by eliminating criminal penalties and deportation for aliens who violate certain immigration laws as well as the National Security Entry-Exit System (NSEERS), which tracks aliens from terrorist-sponsoring countries. H.R. 1502 also requires removal proceedings to be open to the public and provides even broader due process rights for aliens.
H.R. 1374:
Independent Living Assistance Access Act of 2005
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit aliens who are independent living assistants to be accorded status as J nonimmigrants to provide in-home living and home support services to adults with disabilities.
H.R. 1438:
No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2005
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportH.R. 1438, the No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act, would prohibit work performed while an alien is unlawfully present in this country to count toward qualifying for Social Security benefits.
H.Con.Res. 100:
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should establish an international education policy to foster mutual understanding among nations, promote a world free of terrorism, further United States foreign policy.
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionExpressing the sense of Congress that the United States should establish an international education policy to foster mutual understanding among nations, promote a world free of terrorism, further United States foreign policy and national security, enhance United States leadership in the world, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1320:
Secure Borders Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SplitTo secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1285:
Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeThe bill would continue for an additional three years the importation of up to 500 foreign nurses into health professional shortage areas through H-1C nonimmigrant visas.
To amend the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 to remove the limitation for nonimmigrant classification for nurses in health professional shortage areas.