S.2611 Will Destroy America As We Know It
S.2611 Will Destroy America As We Know It
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:53 PM
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That title may seem alarmist, but it's actually just a statement of fact.
Today the Senate rejected an enforcement only bill in favor of S. 2611. If
the first article isn't enough to scare you just wait until you read the
press release by U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions.
In summary this is what Sessions says the bill will do:
* Permit up to 217.1 million new legal immigrants into the United States
over the next 20 years, a number equal to 66 percent of the total current
population of the United States.
* H-2C Workers: By creating a new (H-2C) visa category for "temporary guest
workers" (low skilled workers) with an annual "cap" of 325,000 that
increases up to 20 percent each year the cap is met.
* H-4 Visa: A new visa category (H-4) for the immediate family members of
the future low-skilled workers (H-2C).
* H-1B: Increase the annual cap of 65,000 to 115,000, automatically
increase the new cap by 20 percent each year the cap is hit, and creates a
new exemption to the new cap for anyone who has an "advanced degree in
science, technology, engineering, or math" from any foreign university.
NOTE: "Any foreign university" probably includes fraudulent diploma mills
that are notorious in countries such as the Philippines and India.
* H-1B workers are eligible for green cards and would be allowed to stay
and work in the United States for as long as it takes to process the green
card application.
NOTE: As long as an H-1B applies for a Green Card, he/she can stay in the
U.S. forever.
* Family Based Green Cards: The bill would increase the annual cap on
family based green cards available to non-immediate family members (adult
sons and daughters, adults siblings, and the spouses and children of adult
siblings) by more than 100 percent, upping the current cap of 226,000 to
480,000 a year.
* Employment Based Green Cards The bill would increase the annual cap on
employment-based green cards by more than 500 percent, upping the current
cap of 140,000 to 450,000 until 2016 and to 290,000 thereafter and
exempting all immediate family members that currently count against the cap
today (spouses, children and parents) from the newly escalated cap.
NOTE: The exemption to family members will dramatically escalate the number
of people who will be able to take jobs in the U.S.
>>> IF YOU THINK THAT'S BAD ENOUGH, IT ACTUALLY GETS WORSE! <<<
The situation is actually worse than Sessions describes because he didn't
address the new F-4 visa. Now that S. 2611 is online we can take a closer
look at F-4. Sections 507 and 508 about F-4 and student visas are included
below in case you don't want to hassle with Thomas.gov.
* F-4 Visas: This new visa is perhaps more pernicious than the huge
increases in H-1B. It allows foreign students to work as they go to school,
and then to look for work for up to one year after graduating. They are put
on a fast track to a Green Card if they do find work, so they don't even
have to get an H-1B first.
QUESTION: If there is such a shortage of highly skilled workers in the U.S.
why do these foreign grads need to stay here for a year to look for work?
In today's competitive job market U.S. college students depend on
internships to get the experience to land a job when they graduate. The F-4
visa puts U.S. students in direct competition for internships with foreign
students. U.S. students who depend on internships to earn money while they
go to school will find that these once cherished opportunities will
evaporate. This will be another good reason for U.S. students to avoid
technical and science degree programs.
Saying that the floodgates will be wide open will be a misnomer because
there won't even be a dam - the F-4 VISA IS UNLIMITED IN NUMBER!
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http://www.pipelinenews.org/bbs/viewpost.cfm?id=8407
GOP Immigration Plan Will Destroy America As We Know It, Allowing 217
Million New Immigrants Over Next 20 Years
PipeLineNews.org, Combined Sources
Original article
Posted by: The Publisher on Monday, May 15 - 09:35 AM
May 15, 2006 - Washington, DC - PipeLineNews.org - The staff of GOP Senator
Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has completed and released the results of an in-depth
impact analysis that shows that if the Senate's Republican immigration bill
S. 26 11 should it become law, up to 217.1 million new legal immigrants
will be cleared to immigrate into the United States over the next 20 years,
a number equal to 66 percent of the total current population of the United
States.
Even if the maximum levels are not reached, the increase to the U.S.
population caused by S. 2611 will be at least 78.7 million in 20 years,
just over 25 percent of the total current population. This lower estimate
assumes that the bill's escalating caps on certain visas will not increase
at all over the next 20 years; if the bill's caps are hit each year, the
total number will be the higher estimate.
"Until now, most of us have focused on securing the border and deciding how
to treat the illegal alien population already in the United States,"
Sessions said. "Few, if any, of us have looked ahead to see what the
long-term numerical impact of the bill would be. My staff and I have just
completed such a study, and the results are shocking."
Sessions discussed his findings at a news conference today, along with
Robert Rector, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, who
released his own analysis showing similar numbers
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http://sessions.senate.gov/pressapp/record.cfm?id=255553
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions Unveils Massive Numerical Impact Of Senate
Immigration Bill
Monday, May 15, 2006
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) today unveiled an impact
analysis that shows the Senate immigration bill -- should it become law --
would permit up to 217.1 million new legal immigrants into the United
States over the next 20 years, a number equal to 66 percent of the total
current population of the United States.
Even if the maximum levels are not reached, the increase to the U.S.
population caused by S. 2611 will be at least 78.7 million in 20 years,
just over 25 percent of the total current population. This lower estimate
assumes that the bill's escalating caps on certain visas will not increase
at all over the next 20 years; if the bill's caps are hit each year, the
total number will be the higher estimate.
"Until now, most of us have focused on securing the border and deciding how
to treat the illegal alien population already in the United States,"
Sessions said. "Few, if any, of us have looked ahead to see what the
long-term numerical impact of the bill would be. My staff and I have just
completed such a study, and the results are shocking."
Sessions discussed his findings at a news conference today, along with
Robert Rector, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, who
released his own analysis showing similar numbers.
"As we begin debate today on the floor, my goal is to get these numbers
before my colleagues so that they can appreciate just how breath-takingly
unsatisfactory this 614-page Senate bill is," Sessions said. "We know that
this country is going to treat the illegal alien population fairly.
However, if the Senate wants to be successful in passing immigration
reform, it should produce a bill that secures the borders and the workplace
and establishes a commonsense, carefully thought out, legally enforceable
policy for legal immigration in the future. For our immigration system to
work, the Senate bill must guarantee that todays facade of enforcement
and illegal immigration flows wont exist in the future."
If the current legal immigration level (950,000 a year for 20 years or 18.9
million over 20 years) is excluded from the total, according to Sessions,
the Senate bill could be described as increasing legal immigration by 59
million to 198.2 million over 20 years.
"These are actually very conservative estimates," Sessions said. "For
example, for the low end, we assumed the caps would never escalate, and we
only added an average of 1.2 immediate family members coming in with each
alien worker. Additionally, our numerical analysis did not add in estimates
of future illegal immigration flows, or include any estimates for
chain-migration -- the parents, brothers and sisters that new citizens can
bring in on a permanent basis."
Chain-migration occurs when an immigrant becomes a citizen. Citizens have a
legal
right to bring in family members other than spouses and children. They can
bring in their parents, their adult siblings and the spouses and children
of their adult siblings.
"You can see how the potential exponential growth impact of the Senate
legislation will cause consternation on the part of Congress and the
American people ," Sessions said.
The Senate bill would increase permanent future immigration into the United
States in several ways.
LOW SKILLED PERMANENT IMMIGRATION:
H-2C Workers: By creating a new (H-2C) visa category for "temporary guest
workers" (low skilled workers) with an annual "cap" of 325,000 that
increases up to 20 percent each year the cap is met, the bill allows at
least 6.5 million, and up to 60.7 million new guest workers to come to the
United States over the next 20 years. There is nothing "temporary" about
these workers. Employers may file a green card application on their behalf
as soon as they arrive in the United States, or the worker may
self-petition for a green card after four years of work.
H-4 Family Members of H-2C Workers: By creating a new visa category (H-4)
for the immediate family members of the future low-skilled workers (H-2C),
and allowing them to also receive green cards, the bill would allow at
least 7.8 million, and up to 72.8 million immediate family members of
low-skilled workers to come to the United States over the next 20 years.
HIGH SKILLED PERMANENT IMMIGRATION:
H-1B: The bill would essentially open the borders to high-skilled workers,
as well as low-skilled workers. By increasing the annual cap of 65,000 to
115,000, automatically increasing the new cap by 20 percent each year the
cap is hit, and creating a new exemption to new cap for anyone who has an
"advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, or math" from any
foreign university, the number of H-1B workers coming into the United
States would undoubtedly escalate. The 20-year impact of this escalation
could be anywhere from 1 million to 20.1 million. H-1B workers are eligible
for green cards and would be allowed to stay and work in the United States
for as long as it takes to process the green card application.
STEEP INCREASES TO ANNUAL GREEN CARD LIMITS:
Family Based Green Cards: The bill would increase the annual cap on family
based green cards available to non-immediate family members (adult sons and
daughters, adults siblings, and the spouses and children of adult siblings)
by more than 100 percent, upping the current cap of 226,000 to 480,000 a
year. Immediate family members are already able to immigrate without regard
to the family based green card caps. The 20-year impact of this change
would be an increase of 5.1 million non-immediate family member green
cards.
Employment Based Green Cards The bill would increase the annual cap on
employment-based green cards by more than 500 percent, upping the current
cap of 140,000 to 450,000 until 2016 and to 290,000 thereafter and
exempting all immediate family members that currently count against the cap
today (spouses, children and parents) from the newly escalated cap. The new
exemption would result in an average of 540,000 family members receiving
green cards each year of the first 10 years, and an average of 348,000
family members receiving green cards each year of the second 10 years. The
20-year impact of this change would be an increase of 13.5 million
employment-based green cards, for a total of 16.3 million employment-based
green cards issued over the course of the next 20 years.
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S.2611
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 (Placed on Calendar in Senate)
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c109:63:./temp/~c109d6lgOB:e402802:
SEC. 507. STUDENT VISAS.
(a) In General- Section 101(a)(15)(F ) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F )) is
amended--
(1) in clause (i)--
(A) by striking `he has no intention of abandoning, who is' and inserting
the following: `except in the case of an alien described in clause (iv),
the alien has no intention of abandoning, who is--
`(I)';
(B) by striking `consistent with section 214(l)' and inserting `(except for
a graduate program described in clause (iv)) consistent with section
214(m)';
(C) by striking the comma at the end and inserting the following: `; or
`(II) engaged in temporary employment for optional practical training
related to the alien's area of study, which practical training shall be
authorized for a period or periods of up to 24 months;';
(2) in clause (ii)--
(A) by inserting `or (iv)' after `clause (i)'; and
(B) by striking `, and' and inserting a semicolon;
(3) in clause (iii), by adding `and' at the end; and
(4 ) by adding at the end the following:
`(iv) an alien described in clause (i) who has been accepted and plans to
attend an accredited graduate program in mathematics, engineering,
technology, or the sciences in the United States for the purpose of
obtaining an advanced degree.'.
(b) Admission of Nonimmigrants- Section 214(b) (8 U.S.C. 1184(b)) is
amended by striking `subparagraph (L) or (V)' and inserting `subparagraph
(F )(iv), (L), or (V)'.
(c) Requirements for F -4 Visa- Section 214(m) (8 U.S.C. 1184(m)) is
amended--
(1) by inserting before paragraph (1) the following:
`(m) Nonimmigrant Elementary, Secondary, and Post-Secondary School
Students- '; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
`(3) A visa issued to an alien under section 101(a)(15)(F )(iv) shall be
valid--
`(A) during the intended period of study in a graduate program described in
such section;
`(B) for an additional period, not to exceed 1 year after the completion of
the graduate program, if the alien is actively pursuing an offer of
employment related to the knowledge and skills obtained through the
graduate program; and
`(C) for the additional period necessary for the adjudication of any
application for labor certification, employment-based immigrant petition,
and application under section 245(a)(2) to adjust such alien's status to
that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if such
application for labor certification or employment-based immigrant petition
has been filed not later than 1 year after the completion of the graduate
program.'.
(d) Off Campus Work Authorization for Foreign Students-
(1) IN GENERAL- Aliens admitted as nonimmigrant students described in
section 101(a)(15)(F ) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(F )) may be employed in an off-campus position unrelated to the
alien's field of study if--
(A) the alien has enrolled full time at the educational institution and is
maintaining good academic standing;
(B) the employer provides the educational institution and the Secretary of
Labor with an attestation that the employer--
(i) has spent at least 21 days recruiting United States citizens to fill
the position; and
(ii) will pay the alien and other similarly situated workers at a rate
equal to not less than the greater of--
(I) the actual wage level for the occupation at the place of employment; or
(II) the prevailing wage level for the occupation in the area of
employment; and
(C) the alien will not be employed more than--
(i) 20 hours per week during the academic term; or
(ii) 40 hours per week during vacation periods and between academic terms.
(2) DISQUALIFICATION- If the Secretary of Labor determines that an employer
has provided an attestation under paragraph (1)(B) that is materially false
or has failed to pay wages in accordance with the attestation, the
employer, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, shall be disqualified
from employing an alien student under paragraph (1).
(e) Adjustment of Status- Section 245(a) (8 U.S.C. 1255(a)) is amended to
read as follows:
`(a) Authorization-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The status of an alien, who was inspected and admitted or
paroled into the United States, or who has an approved petition for
classification under subparagraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii)
of section 204(a)(1), may be adjusted by the Secretary of Homeland Security
or the Attorney General, under such regulations as the Secretary or the
Attorney General may prescribe, to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence if--
`(A) the alien makes an application for such adjustment;
`(B) the alien is eligible to receive an immigrant visa;
`(C) the alien is admissible to the United States for permanent residence;
and
`(D) an immigrant visa is immediately available to the alien at the time
the application is filed.
`(2) STUDENT VISAS- Notwithstanding the requirement under paragraph (1)(D),
an alien may file an application for adjustment of status under this
section if--
`(A) the alien has been issued a visa or otherwise provided nonimmigrant
status under section 101(a)(15)(F )(iv), or would have qualified for such
nonimmigrant status if section 101(a)(15)(F )(iv) had been enacted before
such alien's graduation;
`(B) the alien has earned an advanced degree in the sciences, technology,
engineering, or mathematics;
`(C) the alien is the beneficiary of a petition filed under subparagraph
(E) or (F ) of section 204(a)(1); and
`(D) a fee of $2,000 is remitted to the Secretary on behalf of the alien.
`(3) LIMITATION- An application for adjustment of status filed under this
section may not be approved until an immigrant visa number becomes
available.'.
(f ) Use of Fees-
(1) JOB TRAINING; SCHOLARSHIPS- Section 286(s)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(1)) is
amended by inserting `and 80 percent of the fees collected under section
245(a)(2)(D)' before the period at the end.
(2) FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION- Section 286(v)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(1))
is amended by inserting `and 20 percent of the fees collected under section
245(a)(2)(D)' before the period at the end.
SEC. 508. VISAS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVANCED DEGREES.
(a) Aliens With Certain Advanced Degrees Not Subject to Numerical
Limitations on Employment Based Immigrants-
(1) IN GENERAL- Section 201(b)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)), as amended by
section 505, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(G) Aliens who have earned an advanced degree in science, technology,
engineering, or math and have been working in a related field in the United
States under a nonimmigrant visa during the 3-year period preceding their
application for an immigrant visa under section 203(b).
`(H) Aliens described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 203(b)(1)(A) or
who have received a national interest waiver under section 203(b)(2)(B).
`(I) The spouse and minor children of an alien who is admitted as an
employment-based immigrant under section 203(b).'.
(2) APPLICABILITY- The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to any
visa application--
(A) pending on the date of the enactment of this Act; or
(B) filed on or after such date of enactment.
(b) Labor Certification- Section 212(a)(5)(A)(ii) (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended--
(1) in subclause (I), by striking `or' at the end;
(2) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the end and inserting `;
or'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
`(III) has an advanced degree in the sciences, technology, engineering, or
mathematics from an accredited university in the United States and is
employed in a field related to such degree.'.
(c) Temporary Workers- Section 214(g) (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking `(beginning with fiscal year 1992)'; and
(B) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) in clause (vii), by striking `each succeeding fiscal year; or' and
inserting `each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006;'; and
(ii) by adding after clause (vii) the following:
`(viii) 115,000 in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this clause; and
`(ix) the number calculated under paragraph (9) in each fiscal year after
the year described in clause (viii); or';
(2) in paragraph (5)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking `or' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting `;
or'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
`(D) has earned an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, or
math.';
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs (10),
(11), and (12), respectively; and
(4 ) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
`(9) If the numerical limitation in paragraph (1)(A)--
`(A) is reached during a given fiscal year, the numerical limitation under
paragraph (1)(A)(ix) for the subsequent fiscal year shall be equal to 120
percent of the numerical limitation of the given fiscal year; or
`(B) is not reached during a given fiscal year, the numerical limitation
under paragraph (1)(A)(ix) for the subsequent fiscal year shall be equal to
the numerical limitation of the given fiscal year.'.
(d) Applicability- The amendment made by subsection (c)(2) shall apply to
any visa application--
(1) pending on the date of the enactment of this Act; or
(2) filed on or after such date of enactment.
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