NUMBERS USA 11/22/20019 HOUSE DEMOCRATS WANT DRUNK DACA DRIVERS ELIGIBLE FOR AMNESTY

Submitted by: Larry Jordan

THIS ISSUE: House Judiciary Committee decides ag amnesty can't exclude illegal aliens with multiple drunk driving convictions FRI, NOV 22th The next amnesty battle on the floor of the U.S. House moved closer this week after a committee cleared a bill granting lifetime work permits and a path to citizenship for most illegal aliens working in agriculture. The House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, along party-lines with all Democrats voting in favor, and all Republicans voting against. During the committee markup, several Republican amendments were voted down. Most notably, Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) offered an amendment that would have excluded illegal farm workers from the amnesty if they: either had a conviction for driving under the influence where the impaired driving caused serious injury or death of another person, or had multiple convictions for driving under the influence. The amendment was defeated, 7-to-16, with all Democrats voting against and all Republicans voting in favor of the amendment. It was good to see full GOP opposition in committee against the final bill since the legislation has nearly two dozen Republican cosponsors in the full House. But we're still extremely concerned given its bipartisan support as it advances to the full House where a vote could come in December or shortly after the first of the year. "Every U.S. Representative with significant agriculture in their District is susceptible to the lobbying of ag corporations unless they hear strong opposition from their constituents." -- Roy Beck, NumbersUSA President BORDER FUNDING FIGHT MOVES TO DECEMBER Congress is on recess for next week's Thanksgiving holiday and both chambers will be in town on Dec. 3. Just before they left, Congress passed another continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown and continue federal spending until Dec. 20. Like in the past few years, the biggest sticking point over a yearlong spending deal is funding for Pres. Trump's border fencing. Both sides continue to negotiate, and there's a decent chance that the debate continues into the new year. Congress has a few options before the Dec. 20 deadline: 1) Pass another CR that continues current spending levels to a future date. 2) Pass a CR-omnibus bill that funds some government agencies for the rest of FY2020 and extends current spending levels for a few agencies (DHS included) to a future date. 3) Pass a spending bill (or bills) that funds the full government for the rest of the fiscal year with or without Pres. Trump's border fence funding. 4) Repeat last year's events by agreeing to nothing and shutting down the government. This is the less likely scenario as we get closer to the next elections. We're prepared to push for any good immigration provisions and provide resistance for any bad provisions, so be on the lookout for action alerts over the first couple weeks of December as things develop. In the meantime, all of us at NumbersUSA wish you and your family a happy and safe Thanksgiving! CHRIS CHMIELENSKI NUMBERSUSA DEPUTY DIRECTOR ACTION We've posted new faxes to your Action Board, urging your U.S. Representatives to oppose H.R. 5038, the farm amnesty bill. We've also posted faxes if your U.S. Rep. is one of the 50 sponsors. Action Board TV AD Our E-Verify television ad has been airing this week both nationally and in the early-primary states. Watch the ad by clicking on the image below. NUSA IN THE NEWS WHO Radio: Roy appeared on WHO Radio in Iowa to discuss why Congress refuses to pass mandatory E-Verify legislation. Breitbart: Rosemary commented on the House Judiciary Committee's consideration of H.R. 5038, the farm amnesty bill: "This is only a short-term solution for keeping workers on the farm. "Rather than providing incentives for mechanization to reduce the need for manual labor, or even just streamlining the existing H-2A program, the sponsors of H.R. 5038 decided that it is time to complete the hollowing out of several other industries, in addition to seasonal farm work. They kept the numerically unlimited H-2A [visa-worker] category for seasonal work, but created a new, non-seasonal, year-round category so that at least 20,000 (and potentially many more) low-paid foreign workers can be imported each year to work a t dairies, meat-packing plants, fish canneries, nurseries, and more." VOTES FOR AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL-ALIEN DRUNK DRIVERS Reps. Nadler (NY), Lofgren (CA), Jackson Lee (TX), Cohen (TN), Johnson (GA), Cicilline (RI), Lieu (CA), Raskin (MD), Jayapal (WA), Correa (CA), Garcia (TX), McBath (GA), Standon (AZ), Dean (PA), Mucarsel-Powell (FL), and Escobar (TX) VOTES AGAINST AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL-ALIEN DRUNK DRIVERS Reps. Collins (GA), Chabot (OH), Gohmert (TX), Buck (CO), Roby (AL), Cline (VA), and Steube (FL) 2020 Democratic Candidates Again Escape Discussion of Immigration in Debate ERIC RUARK FRI, NOV 22nd On Wednesday night, MSNBC hosted a debate for the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary candidates. Only one very poorly framed question related to immigration was asked the entire evening. It wasn't for lack of time, since there were no immigration questions asked in the three-hour marathon debate the previous month. It's almost as if the candidates, and the networks hosting the debates, don't want to talk about it. Trump Administration Delivers Warning to Sanctuary States Ore. and Wash. FRI, NOV 22nd Attorney General Bill Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf are warning state supreme courts in Washington and Oregon that moves to stop federal immigration enforcement from making arrests in and around courthouses will create an "unacceptable risk" by letting illegal immigrants convicted of violent crimes loose in communities. Admin. Releases Three Safe Third Country Agreements MON, NOV 18th The rule, set to be published in the Federal Register Tuesday, codifies long-anticipated "safe third country" agreements with El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, and paves the way for similar agreements with other nations. The agreements require migrants who pass through Northern Triangle countries to first seek asylum there before coming to the United States. USCIS Releases Report on Arrest Histories of DACA Requesters MON, NOV 18th Over the weekend, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated sets of data with tables on arrests and apprehensions of illegal aliens who request Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) consideration. The report provides updated information on known arrests and apprehensions of DACA requestors. The data may include arrests that did not result in convictions or where the charges were dropped or otherwise dismissed. House Judiciary Advances Farm Amnesty Bill H.R. 5038 THU, NOV 21st The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would expand the H-2A foreign guestworker program and provide a major amnesty for illegal farm workers, an attempt to solve the nation's false sense of an agricultural labor shortage pushed by proponents of open borders. The measure, H.R. 5038, was approved by voice vote after a marathon markup.