One Month and Two Days Review - The "America Last" Policy Begins
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| "Here we come, walkin' down the street, get the funniest looks from, everyone we meet... Hey, hey we're the Immigrants. We're going to invade your town. And if you think you can stop us, oh we'll just put you down!" (Recognize the song?) |
Since I'm not feeling ambitious today, the following message is from NumbersUSA about the latest development out of both the Joebama White House and Congress. It does a better job at providing the facts than I. Oh, and don't forget to read the article about the Archbishop suggesting Joebama stop referring to himself as a Catholic.
Pres. Biden's highly-anticipated immigration legislation -- the
U.S. Citizenship Act -- was finally introduced on Thursday by
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) in the House. Sen. Bob
Menendez (D-N.J.) is expected to introduce it next week in
the Senate.
It'll take a few days for our Capitol Hill team to go through the
legislation and understand all of its potential impacts, but
here are a few things that we know for sure. In short: Major
increases in legal immigration, amnesty and no enforcement.
IMMIGRATION INCREASES
The Biden Amnesty bill would result in significant increases in
legal immigration.
The bill would expand chain migration by raising the caps
on the adult family member categories and by eliminating the
cap on spouses and minor children of green card holders.
Further, it allows the more than 4 million people currently on
the visa backlog to live and work in the United States until a
green card becomes available.
The bill increases the number of employment-based green
cards issued each year from 140,000 to 170,000, with the
extra 30,000 visas going to unskilled workers. It also creates
a new pilot program that creates an additional 10,000
green cards to be used for economic development in specific
regions of the country.
Lastly, the bill increases the Visa Lottery from 55,000 to
80,000 per year. This is a complete reversal from the Gang of
8 bill that actually eliminated the Visa Lottery.
NO ILLEGAL ALIEN LEFT BEHIND
Pres. Biden's bill fully realizes his call for amnesty for the
more than 11 million illegal aliens living in the United States.
The first section of the U.S. Citizenship Act describes how
most illegal aliens can obtain legal status and a work permit.
In order to receive the amnesty, illegal aliens have to claim
that they entered the country before Jan. 1, 2021 and pass a
background check. It also allows illegal aliens who were
deported or who left voluntarily during the Trump
Administration to apply for the amnesty.
Once illegal aliens are approved for the initial 6-year status,
they can receive a work permit, apply for taxpayer-funded
benefits, and get a Social Security number.
The reach of the Biden Amnesty is much broader than what
we saw during the Obama years. The Gang of 8 bill,
introduced in 2013, blocked illegal aliens who entered the
country after Dec. 31, 2011. The extra year may not sound
like much, but it shows how far the Democratic Party has
shifted over the last 7 years. No longer is there any real
acknowledgment that illegal presence is an unlawful act.
Even the illegal aliens who arrived in November and
December in hopes they could cash in after Biden's election
would get the amnesty.
Most illegal aliens can get a green card and begin the
citizenship process after 6 years. For some -- Dreamers,
DACA recipients, TPS recipients, and illegal farm workers --
they can get a green card immediately.
ENFORCEMENT? WHAT ENFORCEMENT?
Supporters of the 2013 Gang of 8 bill called it the strongest
enforcement bill ever. It wasn't, but it did include a surge of
funding to beef up border security and mandatory E-Verify (or
an equivalent system) within 5 years of enactment.
There is nothing in the Biden Amnesty bill that could be
defined by most Americans as "enforcement".
There is no E-Verify requirement; instead, the bill would
create a new commission made up of partisan lawmakers
and business and union leaders to make recommendations to
"improve" worksite enforcement. And there is no mention of
the Congressionally-mandated biometric entry/exit system.
As for the border, the legislation authorizes -- but doesn't
require -- the DHS secretary to develop and implement a
plan for the Southern border.
The legislation's only effort to deter future illegal immigration
comes in the form of investments for Central America and a
criminal gang task force.
It also revises the process for asylum seekers and
unaccompanied alien minors who cross the border illegally.
Our Capitol Hill team will have all the details over the next
several days.
Again, with the bill text not being made public until yesterday
afternoon, we haven't had an opportunity to create a detailed
analysis. Continue to look for updates over the next week.
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| CHRIS CHMIELENSKI NUMBERSUSA DEPUTY DIRECTOR |
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