Kerrie Orozco Act

Support the Obama Administrations Executive Order on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Support ICE Stakeholder / Tour Directive Oppose the enactment of Texas SB4, an immigration bill that would greatly expand the involvement of state and local police in immigration enforcement. Oppose H.R. 496 & S 128 / the Trump Mass Deportation Letter, or SAFE Act / Oppose S 127 Support the Health Equity and Access Under Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families, HR 2788 Oppose H.R. 2581, the Verify First Act, which requires proof of citizenship prior to obtaining health coverage subsidies via the ACA Oppose Lee Francis Cissna for Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Oppose H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act which would go after localities with limited detainer policies (aimed at complying with the Constitution), sanctuary city policies and community trust policies by threatening to take away millions of dollars in federal funding for law enforcement. Oppose H.R. 3004, Kates Law would expand the governments ability to prosecute people for illegal reentry in to the U.S. and heighten the penalties in those cases. This bill would further Attorney General Sessions goals of criminalizing all immigrants and expanding mass incarceration. Support the Immigration and Customs Enforcement ceasing its surge initiative that targets for detention, deportation and potential criminal prosecution vulnerable children and their sponsors at the border Support Dreamers and DACA recipients / Support DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act)Oppose the Higgins (TX) amendment #19 to Division C of HR 3354. The Higgins Amendment would deny funds to the US Census Bureau for the 2020 Census unless it included a question as to an individuals citizenship and legal status on the form Support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program Support swift enactment of the DREAM Act, HR 3440 / S 1615 without amendment Oppose the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act, H.R. 3697. Oppose expansion of the H-2A program and the creation of a new guestworker program. Oppose the push to deport undocumented workers and import exploitable guestworkers. Oppose the Newhouse (WA) amendment to the House Appropriations spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security on July 18, which would open up the uncapped H-2A program to year-round jobs. Oppose efforts by Congressman Goodlatte (VA) to replace the H-2A program with a new agricultural visa system. Support the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017, authored by Senator Feinstein and Representative Gutierrez, which would provide undocumented agricultural workers and their family members with a path to immigration status and citizenship. Support allowing applicants with expunged convictions to apply for relief under the Dream Act of 2017 Oppose H.R.3711, the Legal Workforce Act, which requires every employer in the U.S. to use the E-Verify within 2 years of enactment. Support Extending the deadline for deferred action renewal to, minimally, January 5, 2018; Support informing each DACA recipient across the country, by registered letter, of the change in U.S. policy and of registration requirements and deadlines; support establishing tables at all DHS / USCIS offices for the final week before the deadline, to receive completed DACA Applications with time stamps and receipts, to facilitate renewal submission and minimize chaos during the final crush before the deadline. Support humanitarian parole for Thuy Nguyen, of Vietnam, so that she can provide life-saving stem cells to her sister, Helen Huyen Support H.R. 1970, the Kerrie Orozco Act, which allows for surviving family members of fallen U.S. citizens who died while serving as a first responder to be naturalized Support the Castro amendment to HR 3354 to prohibit funds for being used for private3 immigration facilities Oppose the Smith, MO, amendment to HR 3354 prohibiting HUD funds to go to "sanctuary cities"