H.R. 3534: Sponsors (2003)
2003: Sponsored H.R. 3534, BE REAL Act of 2003, introduced by Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.)
2003: Sponsored H.R. 3534, BE REAL Act of 2003, introduced by Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.)
2003: Sponsored H.R. 3522, SAFER Act of 2003, introduced by Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.)
H.R. 3534, the BE REAL Act, would reduce rewards for illegal immigration by prohibiting the issuance of Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers to illegal aliens. It would eliminate the Section 245(i) amnesty for certain illegal aliens. It would increase border control by amending the Posse Comitatus Act to authorize the use of the U.S. military for border enforcement.
2003: Sponsored H.R. 3452, VISA Act, introduced by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas)
H.R. 3452, the VISA Act, would help reduce illegal immigration by authorizing Congress to use the military to secure the borders. It would also limit the release of aliens in removal proceedings, thereby reducing the number of illegal aliens with standing deportation orders who are able to disappear before they are deported.
Voted to extend voluntary workplace verification pilot program in 2003
Voted in committee against rewarding illegal aliens with in-state tuition and amnesty in 2003
2003: Sponsored H.R. 3271, Earned Legalization and Family Unification Act of 2003, introduced by Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.)
H.R. 3271, the Earned Legalization and Family Unification Act, would increase chain migration by increasing the annual cap on family-based legal immigrants by about 250,000. It would also grant amnesty to some 6.5 million illegal immigrants in the United States.