This Issue: Could border crisis get even worse? ... House Committee approves amnesty for 8+ million

Fri, Sep. 17^th

The Department of Homeland Security released last month's border statistics, and the situation at the southwest border is showing no signs of improving. More on that below...

HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES DISASTROUS IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS FOR BUDGET RECONCILIATION EFFORT

The House Judiciary Committee approved a number of immigration policy changes it hopes to add to the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill that Congressional Democrats hope to pass this fall. While the policy changes passed through the Committee on a party-line vote, with only Democrat support, it's yet to pass muster with the more moderate members of the House Democratic caucus.

Most of you have received action alerts and/or Jim's memo with details on some of those provisions. Most importantly, the legislation:

Grants amnesty to at least 8 million illegal aliens, including:

approximately 3 million who qualify for the DACA executive or Dream Act amnesties
5-6 million who illegally hold an "essential" job, including jobs in agriculture, food processing, construction, and health care
320,000 who have received Temporary Protected Status
approximately 150,000 who have been shielded from deportation through Deferred Enforced Departure

Blocks ICE from enforcing the law against anyone who might be eligible for amnesty, effectively creating a nationwide enforcement freeze
"Recaptures" and issues an estimated 630,000 supposedly "unused" green cards from both the employment and family categories dating all the way back to 1992
Awards green cards to visa lottery winners who were denied entry as a result of Pres. Trump's travel ban or COVID-19 entry ban
Allows aliens with an approved green card petition who have been on the visa waiting list for at least two years and are legally present in the United States to buy a green card regardless of whether one is currently available under the annual numerical limits

We've posted new actions on your Action Board focusing on each of the proposal's provisions. Please take action today!

JUDGE'S DECISION COULD MAKE BIDEN'S BORDER CRISIS EVEN WORSE

Border Patrol agents made more than 195,000 apprehensions in August -- a 313% increase compared to the previous year -- according to new data released by the Department of Homeland Security. It's the fifth consecutive month where Border Patrol agents made more than 170,000 apprehensions.

According to the government data, the Biden administration has expelled roughly half of those who were apprehended under Title 42 -- a provision in the public health law that allows an administration to deny entry into the United States if it would pose a risk to public health. Pres. Trump authorized the use of Title 42 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Biden Administration has limited its application to single adults and certain family groups.

However, D.C. federal judge Emmet Sullivan issued a nationwide temporary injunction yesterday halting the administration's use of Title 42. Judge Sullivan has given the Biden administration 14 days to appeal before the injunction goes into effect.

Should Sullivan's injunction stand, it could force the administration to release tens of thousands of illegal border crossers each month into the interior of the country. And that doesnt include the likely increase in surge numbers that could result from this and other policy changes, as well as Congress' amnesty discussions.

Sullivan issued a similar injunction when Trump was in office, but the Trump administration was able to get the decision overturned. It's too soon to tell if the Biden administration will fight the injunction with the same level of vigor that the Trump administration did. We know there are countless numbers of people within the Biden administration who have been pushing the President to end the use of Title 42.

To make matters even worse, approximately 10,000 Haitians have assembled at the Southwest border over the last few days looking to gain entry into the United States. And more are expected to come, adding to the already dire situation at the border.

Chris Chmielenski
NumbersUSA Deputy Director

The Washington Times: Director of Government Relations Rosemary Jenks commented on a report that a Maryland seafood processor used illegal workers.

"Is it any wonder that employers continue to use illegal aliens and nonimmigrant workers to avoid paying fair wages to Americans?" Rosemary Jenks, vice president at NumbersUSA, which advocates for stricter immigration controls.

"The civil and criminal penalties for this abuse are so paltry as to be an acceptable risk for greedy employers who don't care about their community or their country," she said.

Click on the image below to watch our most recent television ad that explains the chain migration multiplier with every amnesty.

Our TV ad makes clear in unsettling detail that each amnesty is not about just one person. Each amnestied illegal alien can start a process to get lifetime U.S. work permits:
-- for their brothers and sisters in other countries,
-- for their adult children in other countries,
-- for their parents.

And each of the siblings and adult children can immediately bring in their spouse and children. Each of those spouses can eventually petition for their parents and siblings. Etc. etc. etc. etc.!!!!!!!!

When the supporters of the amnesty talked to the Senate parliamentarian today about giving amnesty to 8 million illegal aliens, just think how many of their relatives will eventually also get lifetime work permits and a path to U.S. citizenship.

Historic Border Crisis Continues Through August with another 208K Alien Encounters

Fri, Sep. 17^th

The Department of Homeland Security released official border statistics for August; total encounters reached 208,887 last month, Border Patrol agents encountered 195,558 aliens, while the Office of Field Operations encountered another 13,329 at ports of entry.

House Subcommittee Releases First Look At Budget Reconciliation Amnesty

Mon, Sep. 13^th

On Friday night, the House Subcommittee on Immigration as part of the House Judiciary Committee released the blueprints for their disastrous and irreversible amnesty proposal - Democrats hope to add the amnesty to the massive $3,500,000,000,000 Budget Reconciliation Package which they hope to pass with a slim majority in the House, and just 50 Senators.

DHS Inspector General: CBP Not Testing Migrants for COVID Before Release

Wed, Sep. 15^th

According to a report published by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security on September 14, U.S. Customs and Border Protection "does not conduct COVID-19 testing for migrants who enter CBP custody and is not required to do so."

Biden Admin. Begins to Accept CAM Applications Again

Tue, Sep. 14^th

The Biden Administration announced Monday that they would begin to accept new applications for its expanded Central American Minors (CAM) program, which is designed to allow adults in the United States to petition to bring minor dependents into the country legally.

The Ninth Circuit Stands Up for ... Child Abuse?

Jared Culver

Tue, Sep. 14^th

The Ninth Circuit, always on the cutting edge of judicial madness, ruled that an alien cannot be deported after being convicted of driving drunk TWICE with his children in the vehicle. With Democrats in Congress debating amnesty for millions, including convicted criminals, this ruling is a good example of the reality behind the "glass half-full" messaging surrounding immigration and crime.