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YES, keep sending me Weekly Newsletters NO, stop sending me Weekly Newsletters   Newsletter Week of May 18   This Issue: Senate Committee defeats all amendments to substantially improve enforcement and the bill The Senate Judiciary Committee is about a third of the way through its markup of the Gang of Eight's amnesty bill, S.744, and after three long markups and about 80 amendments considered, the bill remains Amnesty First, Enforcement Maybe Later. Read Roy's blog for more details. On Thursday, there were multiple opportunities to make E-Verify more effective. Sen. Chuck Grassley introduced two amendments that would have: 1) required mandatory use of E-Verify by all employers within 18 months and 2) delayed the preemption clause allowing states that have passed mandatory E-Verify laws to continue enforcing them. Both amendments were rejected by the Committee. During Tuesday's markup, most of the attention centered around an amendment offered by Sen. Jeff Sessions that would have reduced the number of green cards granted in the bill's first 10 years from about 33 million to 23 million -- still double the number of green cards issued over the last 10 years. Sen. Sessions was the only 'yes' vote; the other 17 Senators on the committee all voted 'no.' Read more about the Sessions' amendment in my blog. The committee did accept a handful of amendments that were improvements but generally around the margins and of minor consequence compared with the whole bill. And the committee also rejected a few amendments that would have made the bill even worse. Here's a list of the noteworthy amendments from the two markups this week: Sessions #4 - Requires completion of biometric entry-exit system at all ports of entry -- defeated Grassley #67 - Requires annual audits of at least 1% of all firms receiving H-1B or L visas --- defeated Cruz #5 - Increases the number of annual H-1B visas from 110,000 to 325,000 -- defeated Grassley #60 - Requires companies to make a good-faith effort to hire Americans before applying for H-1B visas -- defeated Sessions #13 - Requires aliens who may be a threat to national security to have an in-person interview when applying for a visa -- passed Grassley #69 - Strengthen requirements for Student Exchange Visitors Program -- passed Sessions #6 - Prevent amendments to the visa waiver program from taking effect until biometric exit-entry system is completed -- defeated Grassley #77 - Requires data from student and exchange visitor program transferred to Border Patrol -- passed Franken #2 - Requires Inspector General to conduct annual audits of E-Verify rate -- passed Grassley #31 -- Requires USCIS to create a weekly report of E-Verify nonconfirmations and send to ICE -- passed Coons #1 - Require USCIS to contact individual when they're run through E-Verify -- passed Grassley #38 - Allows parents/guardians to lock their children's Social Security numbers -- passed Grassley #34 - Modify definition of identity theft to include making up a SS number -- defeated The committee gets back to work on Monday and hopes to pass it before the Memorial week recess, so the full Senate can take it up in June. chris Chmielenski Sat, May 18th Action We've posted new faxes for you to send to your Three Members of Congress telling them about Sen. Sessions effort this week to change the number of green cards that would be issued under the Gang of Eight's bill. Please send these faxes and tell Congress how 33 million lifetime work permits will impact unemployed Americans and wages especially for low-skilled American workers. Features We've created two new fact sheets for the Gang of Eight's amnesty bill. The first highlights the reasons why the bill would be Bad for America. The second highlights the 4 biggest problems with the bill. We also have our chart that details how the Gang will issue 33 million green cards in the first decade. Please feel free to use these fact sheets however you see fit! Account There's an App for that! Our new mobile app is now available for both Android and iPhone users. From the new app, you can send messages to elected officials by fax, sign immigration petitions, make one-click calls to Congress, read the latest news and blogs from NumbersUSA.com, and help recruit new activists through "Five Ways Immigration Impacts You" feature. Download today at the Google Play Store or the Apple Store! Sen. Flake Called Out for Overstating Role of Border Security Commission Last week, Sen. Marco Rubio sprinted to the airwaves to defend the Gang of Eight's legislation after it had been attacked during the first round of committee markup, but his description of the bill wasn't exactly accurate. Continuing that trend, A Gang of Eight member who also sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Jeff Flake, wasn't exactly accurate himself in his description of the bill's "triggers" when they came under attack from Senators John Cornyn and Jeff Sessions on Thursday. CHRIS CHMIelenski Sat, May 18th Six House Reps. Denounce Gang of Eight Amnesty Bill If you have ever doubted the "skills shortage" claims favored by the "Gang of Eight," President Obama, and the billionaire tech lobby, turn to the technology and business section of your newspaper. Wage suppression doesn't sell well in Washington - or with the public, for that matter - so the billionaire tech lobby has instead appealed for better access to foreign workers on the grounds that there isn't enough talent in the United States to meet their demands. But segments of the media have begun to speak truth to power. wed, May 15th chris chmielenski wed, May 15th SENATE COMMITTEE VOTE ON ANNUAL IMMIGRATION LEVELS SHOWS THEIR DISCONNECT WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Last week, Gallup asked Americans if they approve of the job that Congress is doing. Not surprisingly, only 16% said they did. Yesterday's vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sen. Jeff Sessions' amendment to reduce the legal immigration levels proposed in the Gang of Eight's bill is a prime example of why that support is so low. jeremy beck mon, May 13th As key justification for 'Gang of Eight' bill is challenged, immigration reporters stay silent If you have ever doubted the "skills shortage" claims favored by the "Gang of Eight," President Obama, and the billionaire tech lobby, turn to the technology and business section of your newspaper. Wage suppression doesn't sell well in Washington - or with the public, for that matter - so the billionaire tech lobby has instead appealed for better access to foreign workers on the grounds that there isn't enough talent in the United States to meet their demands. But segments of the media have begun to speak truth to power. tue, May 14th U.S. Engineer Association Urges Senate Committee Not to Increase H-1B Visas As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to review the guest-worker provisions of the Gang of Eight's amnesty bill, a national association consisting of electrical and electronics engineers is urging Congress to leave the H-1B visa quotas alone. The IEEE issued a statement on Monday to reject amendments that would further increase the number of H-1B visas issued each year and amendments that would weaken worker protections. Copyright © 2013 NumbersUSA. 1601 N Kent St, Suite 1100, Arlington, VA 22209. All Rights Reserved.