Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2005

AGJOBS Bill; Amendments to U.S. Patriot Act and 1996 Immigration Reform; Clear Act (S.1362/H.R.3137); Community's Protection Act (H.R.6094); Comprehensive Immigration Reform/Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (S.2611); Consular Identification Cards; DREAM Act; Due Process concerns; Eliminating arbitrary refugee caps; Immigration Law Enforcement Act (H.R.6095); Immigration Relief for families of hate crime victims; Implementation of USCIRF Asylum Recommendations; Prosecution of Asylum Seekers; Protecting Eligible Refugees & Asylum Seekers (H.R.5918); Reaching cap on refugee admissions; Refugee Funding; Secure America & Orderly Immigration Act (S.1033/H.R.2330); Secure Fence Act (H.R.6061); Supplemental Security Income (S.453/H.R.899); TPS Issues. see following page.

Client expense: $71,091 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, White House Office

(opposing enforcement-only approaches like HR 4437 and supporting comprehensive reform approaches like S 2611). Oppose federal legislation (HR 3137, S1362, HR 6095, etc.) to involve local police in immigration enforcement; also oppose similar VA state b ills (HB1618). Oppose curtailment of immigrants' due process rights, and measures that would limit/bar access of refugees, asylum-seekers, and immigrant crime victims to legal protections (e.g., "material bar support" created through the REAL ID and Patriot Acts) and public services. Promote better conditions (e.g., of detention) for asylum-seekers. Lobby for U.S. ratification of the Convention to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women. Generally, issues impacting refufee and immigrant women fleeing violence/gender-based human rights abuses. Contact legislators/agencies to urge implementation of PL 109-162, Title VIII, Subtitle D. Lobby on immigration reform

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

S 1815 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath or reaffirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes S 1362 A bill to provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes HR 4321 To repeal the amendment made by section 796 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, exempting from harboring sanctions compensation for alien volunteers for certain religious organizations HR 4317 To enforce the numerical limits Congress has placed on immigration HR 4168 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes HR 4079 To reduce the number of visa overstays and to ensure that illegal aliens are apprehended, detained, and removed as rapidly as possible HR 3938 To provide for comprehensive immigration reform HR 3806 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for employing illegal aliens HR 3700 To reform immigration to serve the national interest HR 3150 To amend section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the United States after having been removed, and for other purposes HR 3137 To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes HR 2513 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the oath or affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States HR 2055 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain long-term permanent resident aliens to seek cancellation of removal under such Act, and for other purposes HR 1374 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal authorities relating to H1-B visas for temporary workers HR 820 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program HR 557 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2005 through 2011 to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program S 2691 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for other purposes S 2612 A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes S 2061 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and other Acts to provide for true enforcement and border security, and for other purposes located in the United States HR 925 Identification Integrity Act of 2005 HR 2330 Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act S 1033 Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act HR 100 Citizens and Legal Immigration Act HR 1912 Emergency Immigration Workload Reduction and Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2005 HR 688 SAFER Act of 2005 HR 3776 To improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, state and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes S 2365 To improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, state and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes HR 4240 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and other Acts to strengthen the enforcement of the immigration laws, and for other purposes HR 3333 REAL GUEST Act of 2005 To enhance border enforcement, improve homeland security, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and to establish a guest worker program HR 2933 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to render inadmissible and deportable aliens who have participated in criminal street gangs, and for other purposes HR 4313 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and other Acts to provide for true enforcement and border security, and for other purposes S 1119 A bill to permit an alien to remain eligible for a diversity visa beyond the fiscal year in which the alien applied for the visa, and for other purposes HR 698 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens S 1438 A bill to provide for immigration reform HR 4437 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws, to enhance border security, and for other purposes HR 5767 To prohibit a convicted sex offender from obtaining approval of immigration petitions filed by the offender on behalf of family members HR 5744 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for other purposes HR 5597 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to render deportable all aliens convicted of a criminal offense resulting in a sentence of incarceration, and for other purposes HR 5523 To align the immigration laws of the United States with the Mexican General Population Act HR 4847 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens HR 1219 SAFE for America Act S 1168 A bill to amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make inadmissible individuals who law enforcement knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, seek entry into the United States to participate in illegal activities with criminal gangs

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE