anti imigration folks at it again

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108th CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE

 

 

 

H. R. 946

 

 

 

2003 H.R. 946; 108 H.R. 946

 

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SYNOPSIS:

A bill to effect a moratorium on immigration

 

DATE OF INTRODUCTION: February 26, 2003

 

 

SPONSOR(S):

Sponsor and Cosponsors as of 03/03/2003

TANCREDO, THOMAS GERARD (R-CO) - Sponsor

DEAL, NATHAN (R-GA)- Cosponsor

DUNCAN, JOHN JAMES JR (R-TN)- Cosponsor

GOODE, VIRGIL H JR (R-VA)- Cosponsor

JOHNSON, SAM (R-TX)- Cosponsor

KING, STEVEN A (R-IA)- Cosponsor

NORWOOD, CHARLES WHITLOW (R-GA)- Cosponsor

 

 

TEXT:

HR 946 IH

 

108th CONGRESS

 

1st Session

 

H. R. 946

 

To effect a moratorium on immigration.

 

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

February 26, 2003

 

Mr. Tancredo (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Deal of Georgia,

Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Goode) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

 

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A BILL

 

To effect a moratorium on immigration.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United

States of America in Congress assembled,

 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 

This Act may be cited as the "Mass Immigration Reduction Act of 2003".

 

SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION MORATORIUM DEFINED.

 

As used in this Act, the term "immigration moratorium" means the period

beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending on September 30 of the first fiscal

year after fiscal year 2008 during which the President submits a report to

Congress, which is approved by a joint resolution of Congress, that the flow

of illegal immigration has been reduced to less than 10,000 aliens per year

and that any increase in legal immigration resulting from termination of the

immigration moratorium would have no adverse impact on the wages and working

conditions of United States citizens, the achievement or maintenance of

Federal environmental quality standards, or the capacity of public schools,

public hospitals, and other public facilities to serve the resident

population in those localities where immigrants are likely to settle.

 

SEC. 3. WORLDWIDE LEVELS OF IMMIGRATION.

 

Notwithstanding section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act,

during the immigration moratorium under section 2 in lieu of the worldwide

levels of immigration under section 201 of such Act--

 

(1) the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants under

section 201© of such Act is zero;

 

(2) the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants under

section 201(d) of such Act is 5,000; and

 

(3) the worldwide level of diversity immigrants under section

201(e) of such Act is zero.

 

SEC. 4. ALLOTMENT OF VISAS.

 

(a) In General. Notwithstanding section 203 of the Immigration and

Nationality Act, during the immigration moratorium under section 2, in lieu

of the number of visas that may be allotted under section 203 of such Act--

 

(1) the number of visas that shall be allotted to

family-sponsored immigrants under section 203(a) of such Act shall be

zero;

 

(2) the number of visas that shall be allotted in any fiscal

year to priority workers under section 203((1) of such Act shall not

exceed the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants for that

fiscal year, and the number of visas that shall be allotted to other

aliens subject to the worldwide level for employment-based immigrants

shall be zero; and

 

(3) the number of visas that shall be allotted to diversity

immigrants under section 203© of such Act shall be zero.

 

( Limitation on Sponsorship by Certain Aliens. Notwithstanding any

other provision of law, during the immigration moratorium, no visa may be

allotted to any immigrant on the basis of a petition by an individual who

has filed an application under section 210 or 245A of the Immigration and

Nationality Act.

 

SEC. 5. GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS.

 

During the immigration moratorium under section 2, the Attorney General

may not approve any petition for classification under section 204 of the

Immigration and Nationality Act except for classification by reason of a

family relationship described in section 201((2) of such Act or priority

worker status under section 203((1) of such Act. Petitions that may not be

approved during the moratorium shall be returned to the persons who filed

the petitions.

 

SEC. 6. ANNUAL ADMISSION OF REFUGEES.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the immigration

moratorium under section 2 the number of refugees who may be admitted under

section 207 of such Act, including the number of admissions made available

to adjust to the status of permanent residence the status of aliens granted

asylum under section 209(B) of such Act, shall not exceed 25,000 in any

fiscal year.

 

SEC. 7. IMMEDIATE RELATIVES DEFINED.

 

During the immigration moratorium, the term "immediate relatives" for

purposes of section 201(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act means the

children and spouse of a citizen of the United States.

 

SEC. 8. RENUNCIATION OF OTHER CITIZENSHIP FOR NATURALIZATION.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the immigration

moratorium under section 2, in addition to other applicable requirements

under the Immigration and Nationality Act an alien may only be naturalized

as a citizen of the United States if the alien renounces any nationality or

citizenship of any other country.

[Guest R2D2]

Mr Goode does not seem to be a good person. He is always involved in anti-immigration issues.

[Mick]

Good Grief!

 

Interesting to note that the sponsor and all co-sponsors are of the same political party.

[Eric&Yuhui]

Good Grief!      

 

Interesting to note that the sponsor and all co-sponsors are of the same political party.

The smileys were not actually part of the bill text right ?

 

Seriously, this is nuts. Glad my honey is here already.... damn. And me too ! , ahem.

Then again, it's only a bill.... Votes are the keys....

 

I want Arnold ! Ich bin ein Oesterreichishes burger !!

( I'll just take a PoBox in CA and register, then send in my FL vote )

 

Where do you DEM guys find all that stuff, huh ?

 

I agree with Mick/Mike/Mickey/Ol' Micky/ Smooth Mr M.... It's scary nevertheless.....Good Grief !

 

What would be interesting is to get a family lineage tree for:

 

TANCREDO, THOMAS GERARD (R-CO) - Sponsor

DEAL, NATHAN (R-GA)- Cosponsor

DUNCAN, JOHN JAMES JR (R-TN)- Cosponsor

GOODE, VIRGIL H JR (R-VA)- Cosponsor

JOHNSON, SAM (R-TX)- Cosponsor

KING, STEVEN A (R-IA)- Cosponsor

NORWOOD, CHARLES WHITLOW (R-GA)- Cosponsor

[Guest jade_yan]

Perhaps we would not have Republican sponsored bills like this if the Demo Rats didn't keep insisting on amnesty for immigration criminals from the South. Seems as though the government lumps legal and illegal together.

[Robert S.]

Hopefully this will quietly die in committee. It certainly does not deserve to even be discussed. That Tancredo is radically sick. He has always been highly opposed to illegal immigration, which makes sense, but now this fire-breather is wanting to stop family based immigration. What does the number of family based immigrants have to do with anything that might need to be regulated? The numbers are so small as to be negligible.

[robhon]

If they outlaw immigration only outlaws will immigrate!

[Dave G.]

Perhaps we would not have Republican sponsored bills like this if the Demo Rats didn't keep insisting on amnesty for immigration criminals from the South.  Seems as though the government lumps legal and illegal together.

You go girl!

 

What's the saying? "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" (Okay...I had to look it up.)

 

So, if this bill becomes law, do we throw a big bedsheet over the Statue of Liberty for a while?

 

As a republican, I can see what motivates them to want such a law. Since the "left" is so touchy feely (have you hugged a terrorist today?), we can't prohibit any specific race or group of people from coming to this country. We would be violating their "rights" (HA! That one always gets to me.) So, let's just nix everyone! It's like in grade school. If the teacher can't find out who threw the spitwad at her, then everyone stays after school. Smart solution....not.

 

Don't worry, folks. Not even the extreme right are stupid enough to let this pass. It flies in the face of everything we are as a nation. They might make it harder to immigrate as we have already seen, but they can never do away with immigration all together. If we sent all immigrants and their families home, this country would finally have a Native American Indian for president.

 

Here endith the lecture.

[Guest hakkamike]

A Native American Indian President might be a good thing???

[Dave G.]

A Native American Indian President might be a good thing???

No arguement there......

 

Wow! Think about it. That really could be cool!

[Robert S.]

I would have traded Chief Dan George for Gerald Ford any day.

[skrunks]

Good grief, I am about to renounce my republican party affiliation if they continue to spout such ignoramus sponsorship of anti immigration bills. Perhaps I should write the texas rep who co sponsored the bill and give him an earfull, I cannot BELIEVE that this is anything but a knee jerk reaction with anything but chest pounding behind it. At least, I hope so. Politicians!