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  • House Committee to Hold Hearing on Border Security and Immigration and its Impact on Social Security, Medicare and Other Programs
    Jul 20, 2006  - WASHINGTON – Next week, the Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on the impact of border security and immigration on programs such as Social Security, Medicare and other areas of the Committee’s jurisdiction. What: Hearing of the Ways and Means CommitteeFocus: Border Securi... More
  • McKeon: Senate Immigration Bill has Unhelpful Hidden Surprises
    Jul 19, 2006  -   National Review Online July 19, 2006 “Buried deep within the Reid-Kennedy plan is a troubling provision that would expand to guest-workers prevailing wage rights commonly associated with the Depression era Davis-Bacon Act… Indeed, it would force some employers — including small businesse... More
  • Witnesses Question Administration of Current Guest Worker Programs, Describe Key Provision of Senate Guest Worker Expansion as ‘Troubling’
    Jul 19, 2006  - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Witnesses testifying before the U.S. House Education & the Workforce Committee today cited problems in the administration of existing guest worker programs and highlighted a “troubling” provision within Senate immigration legislation, which includes a guest worker pr... More
  • Excerpts from House Hearing on Amnesty Provisions in the Reid-Kennedy Bill
    Jul 18, 2006  -   America’s Voices on Border Security Excerpts from Today’s House Subcommittee Hearing on Amnesty Provisions in the Reid-Kennedy Immigration Bill The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims is holding a hearing today examining whether the Reid-Kennedy Senate... More
  • Reid-Kennedy Bill Would Require Some Foreign Workers to be Paid More than American Workers for the Same Job
    Jul 13, 2006  - Today’s Washington Times examines a provision in the Reid-Kennedy Senate Immigration bill that would require certain foreign workers to be paid more than American workers doing the same job. This provision, among others, will be examined at the House Education and the Workforce Commi... More
  • House Republicans Announce Plans for July Border Security Hearings
    Jul 12, 2006  - House Republicans Announce Plans for July Border Security Hearings WASHINGTON, D.C. – In conjunction with four House GOP Committee chairmen, House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today announced a series of upcoming border security committee hearings for July: “Led by GOP com... More
  • One-Minute Speech By US Rep. Gary G. Miller of California.
    Jul 12, 2006  - Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, the American people expect us to stop the flood of illegal immigrants coming to this country. In order to do that we need to secure our borders. We need to crack down on employers that hire illegals and preserve American jobs for Americans. We need ... More
  • America’s Voices on Border Security
    Jul 11, 2006  - In Letters to the Editor in the Los Angeles Times and The Dallas Morning News, Americans are speaking up in support of the House approach to border security. Americans across the country believe that border security should be Congress’ priority. Los Angles Times The economics o... More
  • Congressman Jeb Hensarling One Minute Speech
    Jul 11, 2006  - Mr. Speaker, I rise today to stress the need to secure America’s Borders. The horrific 9/11 attacks on America taught us that border security is homeland security. Yet, just last year, Customs and Border Patrol stopped over 1 million people from illegally crossing the border. Of that ... More
  • Congresswomen Virginia Foxx One Minute Speech
    Jul 11, 2006  -    Mr. Speaker, House Democrats have been talking a lot about their agenda lately, but each and every time they fail to mention border security or immigration reform, and I suppose for good reason. With their lackluster record on immigration reform, I can understand why they hesitat... More