Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) introduced the SAVE Act (H.R.830) on Tuesday - a bill that would mandate E-Verify nationwide, strengthen border security, and improve interior enforcement. The SAVE Act was previously introduced by Deomcrat Rep. Heath Shuler who retired at the end of the last Congress. Rep. Graves bill is identical to the legislation offered by Rep. Shuler.
Last week marked the end of the second quarter of the 112th Congress. While the first quarter was somewhat lethargic, the second quarter has proven to be very productive, even if some of the Freshman Members still require a remedial education. Indeed, some of these freshmen campaigned on strong “true reformer” immigration messages, yet have done nothing but make procedural/party-line votes and colorful excuses since joining the Congress.
Reps. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) and Diane Black (R-Tenn.) have co-sponsored the bipartisan SAVE Act (H.R.2000) introduced by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.). The SAVE Act would mandate E-Verify nationwide and increase both border security and interior enforcement.
Reps. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) and Tom Latham (R-Iowa) have co-sponsored the bipartisan SAVE Act (H.R.2000) introduced by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.). The SAVE Act would mandate E-Verify nationwide and increase both border security and interior enforcement.
Reps. John Barrow (D-Ga.) and Howard Coble (R-N.C.) have co-sponsored the bipartisan SAVE Act (H.R.2000) introduced by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.). The SAVE Act would mandate E-Verify nationwide and increase both border security and interior enforcement.
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) reintroduced his comprehensive immigration enforcement legislation that would mandate E-Verify nationwide, strengthen border security, and improves interior enforcement. The SAVE Act (H.R. 2000) was introduced with 36 original co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle. This is the third consecutive Congress Rep. Shuler has introduced the legislation.
Rep. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.) detailed the need for passing the bi-partisan SAVE Act at a Town Hall Meeting over Labor Day weekend. Rep. Bright is one of the 117 total sponsors of the pro-Attrition through Enforcement legislation offered by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) that would mandate E-Verify nationwide and increase resources for border and interior security.
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D-Fla.) added her name to the long list of cosponsors to the House version of the SAVE Act introduced by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.). The list of total sponsors to H.R.3308 is now at 117.
Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) became a cosponsor of Rep. Heath Shuler's (D-N.C.) SAVE Act. In doing so, he has joined an elite group of Congressmen and women who have cosponsored NumbersUSA's 5 great immigration bills. These bills are the SAVE Act, the Nuclear Family Priority Act, the SAFE Act, the Birthright Citizenship Act, and the CLEAR Act.
Are you really angry about the Arizona ruling? Here's how you can fight back and make a difference. A lot of you are asking for a way to constructively express your anger at what has just happened in Arizona.
For all the talk in Congress about helping unemployed Americans and trying to hold the costs down on extension of unemployment benefits, I heard nothing about the huge extra amounts of benefits required because illegal aliens are allowed to hold 8 million jobs.
Reps. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) and Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) have added their names to the long list of cosponsors for Rep. Heath Shuler's (D-N.C.) bi-partisan SAVE Act. The bill now has 112 total sponsors.
Reps. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) and Pete Sessions (R-Texas) have added their names to the long list of cosponsors for Rep. Heath Shuler's (D-N.C.) SAVE Act.
What Pres. Obama says -- or doesn't say -- about immigration will be the easiest tip-off to whether his first priority truly is putting Americans back to work. Or whether his talk about jobs is mainly a political ploy to gain back support from Independent voters. Here is what he should say . . .
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) added her name to the long list of cosponsors to the House version of the SAVE Act introduced by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.). The list of sponsors to H.R.3308 is now at 104.
Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio) added his name to the long list of cosponsors to the House version of the SAVE Act introduced by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.). The list of sponsors to H.R.3308 is now at 102.
The SAVE Act (H.R.3308) gained another cosponsor last week, adding Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.). Rep. Klein represents the suburban cities that lay west of I-95 in Palm Beach and Broward Counties. The bi-partisan bill that focuses on Attrition through Enforcement has 101 cosponsors.
The SAVE Act received its 100th cosponsor when Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) added his name to the long list. The SAVE Act would make E-Verify mandatory nationwide and increase monitoring of compliance ensuring that only legal workers get jobs during one of the worst jobs depressions in our nation's history.
Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah), Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), and Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) added their names to the long list of cosponsors to the House version of the SAVE Act introduced by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.). The list of sponsors to H.R.3308 is now at 99.
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.), Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), and Rep. Todd Platts (R-Pa.) added their names to the long list of cosponsors to the House version of the SAVE Act introduced by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.). The list of sponsors to H.R.3308 is now at 92.
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) have cosponsored the bipartisan SAVE Act.
Senator David Vitter (R-La.) was one of the three original cosponsors to the Senate version of the SAVE Act introduced by Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) last week.
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) was one of the three original cosponsors to the Senate version of the SAVE Act introduced by Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) last week.
Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.) was one of the three original cosponsors to the Senate version of the SAVE Act introduced by Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) last week.
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) introduced his bipartisan SAVE Act yesterday with 75 original cosponsors coming from both sides of the aisle. Here's a list of the 75 cosponsors. . .
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) and Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) introduced the SAVE Act to both chambers of Congress today with bi-partisan support. The SAVE Act would provide a comprehensive approach to immigration enforcement by securing the borders, putting an end to unlawful employment, and enhancing and fully utilizing current methods of interior enforcement.
According to a report released to the Center for Immigration Studies from the Department of Homeland Security, E-Verify is being used to verify the workplace eligibility of 1 in 4 workers. The system remains mostly voluntary, although 12 states have some mandatory usage laws in effect. Still, E-Verify is being used by more than half a million worksites and could have more than 12 million queries in 2009.
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) is putting the final touches on this year's SAVE Act, which he plans to introduce in Congress within the next few weeks. Shuler first sponsored the legislation during the last Congressional session, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi kept it off the floor, and the attempt at a discharge petition fell 28 signatures short.
Representative Heath Shuler (D-NC) plans to reintroduce The SAVE Act during the new Congressional session. The bill had 157 cosponsors, but the House leadership prevented a vote as Congress turned its attention to rising gas prices and the economy.
The American Legion has launched a nationwide education initiative to alert the nation to the dangers posed by unhampered illegal immigration and the government's unwillingness to address the issue.
The Legion is launching a coast-to-coast media campaign to explain the dangers of of illegal immigration. It will also offer a booklet, free to the public, which outlines the dangers and offers logical policy initiatives.
"'For 18 years, I only spoke to my daughter by telephone,' Clara Rivas, 72, said in Spanish. 'Now I want to go home...'" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/19/AR2007031901906.html
The Washington Post, March 20, 2007
