IMMIGRATION related term(s) Department of Homeland Security

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: adjust status for certain Haitian orphans paroled into the U.S. after the earthquake (H.R. 5283), S6739, S6740 [4AU], H7819 [1DE]

Ferschke, Hotaru Nakama: relief (S. 1774), S8478, S8510 [3DE]

National security: making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 5875), S6593 [2AU], S6654 [3AU], S6843, S6932, S6933 [5AU]

Articles and editorials

America's Third War—National Guard's New Mission, H7526 [17NO]

Rage on the Right—The Year in Hate and Extremism, H2472 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders (see S. 3858), S7618 [28SE]

Aliens: create an exemption from the presumption that an alien is an immigrant for an alien seeking to enter the U.S. as a nonimmigrant to care for a relative with a serious health issue (see H.R. 5595), H4871 [24JN]

———provide for adjustment of status for certain long-term conditional residents (see S. 3702), S6736 [4AU] (see H.R. 6438), H7614 [18NO]

Arevalo, Selvin: relief (see H.R. 6559), H8786 [17DE]

Arizona: commend for asserting 10th constitutional amendment rights, protecting citizens, and safeguarding jobs, and call for Federal enforcement of immigration laws (see H. Res. 1380), H3702 [20MY]

Armed Forces: exempt active-duty members with conditional residence status serving abroad from time period requirements to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove conditional status (see H.R. 6396), H7453 [15NO]

———recognize the marriage of a member and an alien spouse when the parties are not physically in the presence of each other due to service abroad (see H.R. 6397), H7453 [15NO]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1316), H3078 [29AP]

Asylum: eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 4800), H1322 [10MR]

Boneva, Angela Stefanova: relief (see H.R. 6414), H7499 [16NO]

Business and industry: allow employers to pay H-2A workers the Federal minimum wage or prevailing wage in a case where the employer pays either wage to U.S. citizens similarly employed (see H.R. 4835), H1396 [12MR]

Census: require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census and American Community Survey to include a statement regarding certain response requirements (see H.R. 5046), H2640 [15AP]

Children and youth: modify age requirements for adopted alien children and harmonize adoptions between Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention countries (see H.R. 5532), H4506 [15JN]

Citizenship: clarify that a period of employment of certain security advisors, translators, or interpreters in Iraq or Afghanistan is counted for purposes of qualifying for naturalization (see H.R. 5052), H2640 [15AP]

———modify naturalization requirements relative to physical presence in the U.S. for alien translators granted special immigrant status (see S. 3867), S7787 [29SE]

———provide for the loss of U.S. citizenship by individuals who are unprivileged enemy belligerents (see H.R. 5166), H3013 [28AP]

Colleges and universities: enforce the restriction on in-State tuition for aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 4548), H422 [27JA]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 3827), S7352 [22SE]

———recognize contributions of university and college immigrant assistance programs (see H. Res. 1398), H3870 [26MY]

Correctional institutions: identify and remove criminal aliens incarcerated in correctional facilities in the U.S. (see H.R. 6062), H6570 [30JY]

Courts: appoint additional district judges in Southwest border States and Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys to prosecute border-related offenses (see H.R. 6195), H6988 [23SE]

———clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review (see S. 2935), S51 [20JA] (see H.R. 4471), H265 [20JA]

Credit: require, as a condition for modification of a home mortgage loan held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or insured under the National Housing Act, that the mortgagor be verified under the E-verify program (see H.R. 4586), H554 [3FE]

———require, as a condition for purchase of a home mortgage loan held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or insured under the National Housing Act, that the mortgagor be verified under the E-verify program (see H.R. 4744), H1103 [3MR]

Crime: establish enhanced penalties for alien smuggling by certain Federal officials (see H.R. 4622), H609 [9FE]

———provide for the seizure and forfeiture of real property used or intended to be used for alien smuggling (see H.R. 5769), H5711 [19JY]

———render inadmissible to the U.S. aliens who have been convicted of a sex offense against a minor (see H.R. 6242), H7389 [29SE]

Cuba: exclude from admission to the U.S. aliens who contribute to Cuba's development of petroleum resources and impose sanctions on and prohibit such development (see H.R. 5620), H4905 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see H.R. 5033), H2639 [15AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: adjust status for certain Haitian orphans paroled into the U.S. after the earthquake (see S. 3411), S4211 [25MY] (see H.R. 5283), H3440 [12MY]

———ensure detainees are treated humanely, provided adequate medical care, and granted certain specific rights (see H.R. 4470), H193 [19JA]

———establish a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office in Kodiak, AK (see H.R. 4893), H1744 [19MR]

———expand humanitarian parole policy to children legally confirmed as orphans eligible for intercountry adoption by Haiti prior to recent earthquake (see H.R. 4603), H601 [4FE]

———implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the U.S. (see S. 3332), S3407 [7MY]

———modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see S. 3544), S5538 [29JN]

———prohibit charging of a fee for a certificate of citizenship for a foreign-born child adopted within the U.S. (see S. 3091), S1311 [9MR]

———protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see S. 3522), S5268 [22JN]

———protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see S. 3207), S2295 [14AP]

———provide for hiring, training, and deploying of additional Border Patrol agents along the southwest international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 5256), H3309 [11MY]

———recognize and honor employees who lost their lives in the line of duty (see H. Res. 1394), H3823 [25MY]

———remove temporary suspension of waiver authority for participation in the visa waiver program (see S. 16), S7786 [29SE]

———strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 5208), H3200 [5MY]

Dept. of Justice: prevent participation in any lawsuit seeking to invalidate certain provisions of Arizona immigration enforcement legislation (see H.R. 5840), H5984 [22JY]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 3376), S3716 [13MY]

Dept. of State: authorize access to certain Federal, State, and other databases to verify identity of a passport applicant, reduce incidence of fraud, and require authentication of identification documents (see S. 3666), S6519 [29JY]

———authorize certain authorities to improve diplomacy and oversight and address certain Foreign Service and consular services issues (see S. 2971), S358 [29JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 5016), H2578 [14AP]

Duran, Maria E.: relief (see H.R. 6158), H6809 [20SE]

Duran Cortes, Daniel I.: relief (see H.R. 6158), H6809 [20SE]

Duran Cortes, Jessica: relief (see H.R. 6158), H6809 [20SE]

Duran Cortes, Jose A.: relief (see H.R. 6158), H6809 [20SE]

Economy: increase U.S. competitiveness through enhancing access to high-skilled foreign workers, retaining those educated in the U.S., and streamlining employer certification processes (see H.R. 5658), H5500 [1JY]

Education: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 3962, 3963), S7968 [17NO] (see H.R. 6497), H8089 [7DE]

Employment: continue to prohibit the hiring, recruitment, or referral of unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 5265), H3310 [11MY]

———establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see S. 3029), S742 [24FE] (see H.R. 5193), H3078 [29AP]

———impose new penalties for the knowing unlawful employment of aliens (see H.R. 4627), H646 [22FE]

———provide for improved border security and ensure that employers participating in the E-verify program are not subject to unjustified penalties (see H.R. 5836), H5984 [22JY]

———provide for the temporary employment of agricultural workers (see S. 3912), S7788 [29SE]

———reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs (see H.R. 5397), H3823 [25MY]

Eversley, Simaya T.K.: relief (see H.R. 5254), H3273 [6MY]

Families and domestic relations: cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-term residents who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 6327), H7392 [29SE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see S. 3944), S7899 [15NO]

Federal-State relations: require Federal payment of costs incurred by State or local governments in defending a State or local immigration law that survives a constitutional challenge in Federal court (see S. 3593), S5963 [15JY] (see H.R. 5774), H5711 [19JY]

Foreign countries: allow aliens who are legally present in the U.S. to return temporarily to their country of citizenship if that country is engaged in post-conflict reconstruction (see S. 2974), S439 [2FE]

———discontinue granting visas to nationals and deny admission to officials from a country that denies or unreasonably delays repatriation of aliens ordered to leave the U.S. (see H.R. 6018), H6569 [30JY]

Haiti: temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before recent Haitian earthquake (see S. 2998), S482 [4FE] (see H.R. 4616), H606 [5FE]

Health care professionals: enhance global healthcare by implementing immigration policies that encourage foreign workers in the U.S. to assist with health care in their home countries (see S. 3135), S1670 [17MR]

———extend changes to requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in certain health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 5687), H5501 [1JY]

Help America Vote Act: require States to certify that aliens are prohibited from voting in elections for State or local office as a condition of receiving funds under such Act (see H.R. 6492), H8030 [2DE]

Hernandez, Celina: relief (see H.R. 6499), H8089 [7DE]

House of Representatives: return several measures to the Senate (see H. Res. 1653), H6989 [23SE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt employment in mobile amusement industry from numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants (see H.R. 6179), H6879 [22SE]

Iran: prevent executives of companies that invest in Iran's nuclear or petroleum industries to enter the U.S. (see S. 18), S7786 [29SE]

Korean Americans: tribute (see H. Res. 1036), H332 [22JA]

Law enforcement: end cycle of illegal immigration and withdraw Federal funds from States and their political subdivisions that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 5002), H2503 [13AP] (see H.R. 5796), H5818 [20JY]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 3901), S7787 [29SE]

———express that State and local governments and law enforcement can investigate, identify, apprehend, arrest, detain, or transfer to Federal custody aliens in the U.S. to assist in immigration law enforcement (see H. Res. 1384), H3702 [20MY]

———provide for safe and humane policies and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations (see S. 3776), S7089 [14SE]

———support credible and effective policies which welcome lawful immigrants and nonimmigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or continued presence of unlawful foreign persons (see H. Res. 1026), H326 [21JA]

Li, Shing Ma (Steve): relief (see S. 3977), S8128 [19NO]

Major League Baseball: urge relocation of 2011 All Star Game from Phoenix, AZ, if recently-adopted Arizona immigration law remains in effect (see H. Res. 1370), H3541 [18MY]

Matu`u, Lauli`i: relief (see H.R. 6424), H7548 [17NO]

Maya, Analia: relief (see H. Res. 1077), H606 [5FE]

Maya, Emilio: relief (see H. Res. 1077), H606 [5FE]

Mexico: express condolences to families of victims of people who died while migrating to the U.S. and condemn criminal network responsible for their massacre (see H. Res. 1658), H6989 [23SE]

Money: prevent smuggling using stored value and prepaid cards by including means of access or the value of funds in certain records and reports on monetary instrument transactions (see H.R. 4941), H2456 [25MR]

National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (see H.R. 5357), H3701 [20MY] (see H.R. 6253), H7389 [29SE] (see H. Con. Res. 273), H3123 [4MY]

———improve border security (see H.R. 5173), H3014 [28AP]

———improve border security, increase prosecutions and penalties for illegal entry, and prevent and combat smuggling of weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 5675), H5501 [1JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (see S. 3721), S6883 [5AU] (see H.R. 5875), H6163 [27JY] (see H.R. 6080), H6578 [9AU]

———refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in U.S. security or foreign policy interests, review all visa applications before adjudication, and provide for immediate dissemination of visa revocation information (see S. 2944), S122 [21JA] (see S. 3077), S1169 [4MR] (see H.R. 4758), H1167 [4MR]

Pakistan: grant temporary protected status to certain nationals affected by flooding (see H.R. 6505), H8264 [8DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide for appropriate procedures for verification of citizenship status (see H.R. 6444), H7614 [18NO]

Reform (see S. 3932), S7788 [29SE]

Refugees: exempt refugees who are employed by the Federal Government overseas from 1-year physical presence requirement for adjustment of status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see S. 2960), S340 [28JA]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see S. 3113), S1516 [15MR]

Russia: make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (see S. 3881), S7787 [29SE] (see H.R. 6365), H7393 [29SE]

Sanchez, Marco A.: relief (see S. 3351), S3643 [12MY]

Social Security: require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4708), H932 [25FE]

Taxation: require employers to sign a statement on tax returns that they do not knowingly employ individuals not authorized to be employed in the U.S. (see H.R. 5306), H3482 [13MY]

Terrorism: bar admission of aliens from countries designated state sponsors of terrorism and prohibit funding to transfer enemy combatants detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities (see H.R. 4441), H139 [13JA]

United Arab Emirates: make certain royal family members ineligible for admission to the U.S. and revoke entry documents until Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan is tried for torture allegations (see H.R. 5378), H3822 [25MY]

Vietnam: recognize significance of Vietnamese boat people and the Vietnamese-American community, and commend organizations that facilitated resettlement and assimilation of refugees into U.S. society (see H. Res. 1331), H3201 [5MY]

Visas: provide for nonimmigrant visas for certain aliens whose petitions or applications are pending or who have not received immigrant visas (see H.R. 5880), H6163 [27JY]

World Refugee Day: reaffirm goals (see H. Res. 1350), H3311 [11MY]

Yamada, Shigeru: relief (see S. 4010), S8554 [6DE]

Cloture motions

Education: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE]

Factsheets

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: Dept. of Homeland Security, S10662 [18DE]

Letters

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: Hardy Spoehr and Momi Imaikalani Fernandez, Papa Ola Lokahi (organization), H8240 [8DE]

Enhance ability to track foreign nationals who overstay their visa: Senator Cornyn, S5390 [24JN]

Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act: Senator Cardin, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S7797 [29SE]

National security situation along southern border with Mexico: Representative Burton, H8771 [17DE]

———several Representatives, H7525 [17NO], H8771 [17DE]

Relief of Hotaru Nakama Ferschke: Elliot Williams, Dept. of Homeland Security, H8366 [15DE]

Relief of Shigeru Yamada: Elliot Williams, Dept. of Homeland Security, H8364 [15DE]

Replace current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality in the military with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation: Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S10653 [18DE]

———Senator Webb, S10653 [18DE]

Lists

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act related quotations, S8547 [6DE]

National organizations supporting S. 3522, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, S5279 [22JN]

State and local organizations supporting S. 3522, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, S5279 [22JN]

Memorandums

Preemption of State Laws by Executive Departments and Agencies: President Obama, S5966 [15JY]

Relief of Hotaru Nakama Ferschke: Dept. of Homeland Security, H8366 [15DE]

Relief of Shigeru Yamada: Dept. of Homeland Security, H8364 [15DE]

Motions

Education: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), S8552 [6DE], S8668 [9DE]

Poems

``In the Quiet of the Night'', E93 [26JA]

Proclamations

Tribute to American Hellenic Institute: Representative Space, E532 [13AP]

Remarks in House

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: restrict funding to program participants enrolled in the employment eligibility verification program, H3351 [12MY]

Amnesty International (organization): release of report on human rights violations against migrants in Mexico, H3624 [19MY]

Arizona: economic impact of illegal immigration on employment and wages, E1466 [29JY]

———passage of State immigration enforcement legislation, H2620 [15AP], H2848, H2854, H2856, H2858 [26AP], H2884, H2885 [27AP], H2940, H2942, H2988 [28AP], H3018, H3019, H3062-H3070, H3074 [29AP], H3085 [4MY], H3128 [5MY], H3436-H3438 [12MY], H3515, H3530 [18MY], H3546, H3624, H3642 [19MY], H3665, H3666, H3691-H3693, H3697 [20MY], H3726 [24MY], H3791 [25MY], H3829, H3863-H3868 [26MY], H4416-H4422 [14JN], H4502-H4504 [15JN], H4776 [23JN], H4866 [24JN], H5660 [15JY], H7422 [15NO]

Armed Forces: exempt active-duty members with conditional residence status serving abroad from time period requirements to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove conditional status (H.R. 6396), H7408 [15NO]

———recognize the marriage of a member and an alien spouse when the parties are not physically in the presence of each other due to service abroad (H.R. 6397), H7408-H7410 [15NO], H8366, H8367 [15DE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3300 [11MY], H3443 [13MY], H3643-H3655 [19MY], H3830 [26MY], E888 [19MY], E946 [26MY], E1022 [8JN]

———observance (H. Res. 1316), H3776-H3778 [25MY], E948 [26MY], E964, E965 [28MY]

Asylum: eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (H.R. 4800), E342 [10MR]

Banegas, Ascension: Hall of Fame of Delaware Women inductee, E447 [22MR]

BLM: posting of travel warning signs along Interstate 8 between Casa Grande, AZ, and Gila Bend, AZ, H5592 [14JY]

Calderon Hinojosa, Felipe: address to joint meeting of Congress by Mexican President, H3691, H3693-H3698 [20MY]

———remarks on U.S. immigration policy by Mexican President, H3688, H3690 [20MY], H3727 [24MY], H3864 [26MY]

Center for Career Alternatives (organization): anniversary, E174 [9FE]

Chicago, IL: observance of Lithuanian Independence Day, E141 [3FE]

Children and youth: modify age requirements for adopted alien children and harmonize adoptions between Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention countries (H.R. 5532), H5784, H5785 [20JY]

Citizenship: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (H.R. 1868), H2669 [20AP]

Colleges and universities: encourage graduate-level talent trained at U.S. institutions in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields to remain in the U.S., H3447 [13MY]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H6859, H6864-H6867, H6869 [22SE]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (H.R. 1751), H5725 [20JY]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 729), E1980 [18NO]

Costa Mesa, CA: declaration as rule of law city relative to immigration law enforcement, H3666 [20MY]

Courts: Southwest border district courts funding, E1466 [29JY]

Crime: call for prosecution of individuals that harbor illegal fugitives, H7484 [16NO]

———provide for the seizure and forfeiture of real property used or intended to be used for alien smuggling (H.R. 5769), H5723 [20JY], E1360 [19JY]

Croatian American Association: anniversary, E803 [11MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: adjust status for certain Haitian orphans paroled into the U.S. after the earthquake (H.R. 5283), H5785-H5787 [20JY], H7519, H7520 [17NO], E1416 [22JY], E1929 [16NO]

———adjust status for certain Haitian orphans paroled into the U.S. after the earthquake (H.R. 5283), Senate amendment, H7819-H7821 [1DE]

———adjust status for certain Haitian orphans paroled into the U.S. after the earthquake (S. 3411), H7417 [15NO]

———conduct pilot program to deploy mobile biometric identification equipment on maritime vessels for immigration enforcement (H.R. 1148), H6655 [14SE]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., H3434-H3436 [12MY], H3640 [19MY], H7216 [29SE]

———establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S., H3434 [12MY]

———require issuance and use of Social Security cards with biometric identifiers for the establishment of employment authorization and identity, H3064 [29AP]

———strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (H.R. 5208), H3667 [20MY], E751 [5MY]

Dept. of Justice: investigation into constitutionality of passage of Arizona immigration enforcement legislation, H3474-H3481 [13MY], H3691, H3692 [20MY], H4419-H4422 [14JN], H4782 [24JN], H5306 [1JY], H5524, H5527 [13JY], H5596 [14JY], H5680 [19JY], H5738, H5798 [20JY], H5822 [21JY], H6656 [14SE], H7584 [18NO]

Dept. of Labor: advertising campaign offering assistance to illegal immigrants facing wage disparities, H4776 [23JN]

Dept. of State: clarify procedures for Iraqi nationals applying for visas, H4067 [27MY]

———eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 2305), H14 [12JA]

Dept. of the Interior: determine appropriate amount of buffer area necessary to allow for border and environmental protection on lands along the Arizona-Mexico border, H4867 [24JN]

Dubberke, Dieter H.: DAR Merced, CA, chapter Americanism Medal recipient, E878 [19MY]

Economy: history of legal immigration and contribution of immigrants to U.S economic strength, H4965 [29JN]

Education: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H7858 [2DE], H8069, H8070 [7DE], H8092, H8093, H8094, H8213-H8222, H8243, H8246, H8255-H8261 [8DE], H8267, H8276, H8280 [9DE], H8600, H8779 [17DE], H8925-H8928 [21DE], E2097, E2098, E2099, E2101, E2102, E2104, E2106 [9DE], E2115, E2117 [13DE], E2123 [14DE], E2162 [16DE], E2219 [21DE]

Employment: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (H.R. 5193), E709 [29AP]

———make permanent the E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation, H6868 [22SE]

———require domestic manufacturers of U.S. flags to participate in E-verify program for employment eligibility verification, H7027 [28SE]

———require employers receiving hiring tax incentives to check the legal status of potential new hires through the E-verify program for employment eligibility verification, H1139 [4MR]

English language: require accreditation of training programs (S. 1338), H7817, H7818 [1DE]

Ferschke, Hotaru Nakama: relief (S. 1774), H8365-H8368 [15DE]

Hammond, IN: tribute to naturalization ceremony participants, E1261 [1JY]

Health: prevent illegal immigrants from receiving public health benefits, H1435 [15MR], H1515 [16MR], H2894 [27AP]

House of Representatives: return several measures to the Senate (H. Res. 1653), H6904 [23SE]

Houston, TX: condemn robbery and murder of Shatavia Anderson, H6734 [15SE]

Investments: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, H3624 [19MY]

Korean American Day: observance, E72 [21JA]

Korean Americans: tribute (H. Res. 1036), H1201-H1203 [9MR], E339 [10MR], E357 [11MR], E373 [12MR]

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities and communities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the border with Mexico, H1341 [11MR], H1362 [12MR], H2672, H2673 [20AP], H2824 [22AP], H2987 [28AP], H3173 [5MY], H3525-H3530 [18MY], H3639 [19MY], H3688 [20MY], H3793 [25MY], H3862, H3866 [26MY], H4402 [14JN], H4621-H4625 [17JN], H7525 [17NO], H8770-H8772 [17DE]

———enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H3829 [26MY], H4303 [9JN], H4416-H4422 [14JN], H4776 [23JN], H7484 [16NO], H7582-H7584 [18NO]

———enforce existing immigration laws in State or local governments that provide sanctuary to illegal aliens, H5680 [19JY], H5798 [20JY]

———reform detention procedures, H3065-H3067 [29AP]

Long Island Immigration Alliance: tribute, E681 [27AP]

Mexico: express condolences to families of victims of people who died while migrating to the U.S. and condemn criminal network responsible for their massacre (H. Res. 1658), E1722 [23SE]

———U.S. policy, H3515 [18MY]

Mohawk Industries, Inc.: settlement with employees in lawsuit relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H2584 [15AP]

National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations: tribute to Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1036 [8JN], E1550 [10AU], E1641 [15SE]

National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities, H3061 [29AP], H3298, H3301 [11MY], H3314, H3316 [12MY], H3546 [19MY], H3841 [26MY], H3873, H4077 [27MY], H5206 [30JN], H5734 [20JY], H7581 [18NO]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities funding, H6168 [28JY]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (H.R. 5357), E906 [20MY]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (H.R. 6253), H7501 [17NO], H7649 [30NO], H7858 [2DE]

———enable information sharing between law enforcement agencies with respect to border security, H4000 [27MY]

———improve border security, H1032 [3MR], H3060 [29AP], H3128, H3130 [5MY], H3488 [18MY], H3692, H3693, H3697 [20MY], H3793, H3814-H3821 [25MY], H4592, H4593 [16JN], H4621-H4625 [17JN], H4674 [22JN], H5299 [30JN], H5352, H5385-H5387 [1JY], H6050 [27JY]

———improve border security (H.R. 5173), H3525-H3530 [18MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 5875), H6168, H6253-H6257 [28JY], E1466 [29JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 6080), H6584-H6589 [10AU]

———refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in U.S. security or foreign policy interests, review all visa applications before adjudication, and provide for immediate dissemination of visa revocation information (H.R. 4758), E934 [25MY]

News media: allegations of bias in coverage of Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, H8298 [14DE], E2022 [1DE]

———allegations of bias in coverage of immigration and global warming issues, H3666 [20MY]

———allegations of bias in coverage of immigration issues, E1782 [29SE]

———allegations of media bias in coverage of immigration issues, H6286 [29JY], E1130 [17JN]

———allegations of media bias in coverage of issues based on political affiliation, H2178 [22MR], H3314 [12MY], E683 [27AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H5524-H5528 [13JY]

———evaluation of immigration policies, H6654-H6658 [14SE], H6858 [22SE]

Onyango, Zeituni: clarification of immigration status of family member of President Obama, H4421 [14JN]

Parikh, Sudhir M.: India Padma Shri award recipient, E1436 [27JY], E1647 [15SE]

Reform, H430 [2FE], H594 [4FE], H658 [23FE], H1342 [11MR], H2192 [22MR], H2651 [20AP], H2858 [26AP], H2883 [27AP], H2942 [28AP], H3062-H3075 [29AP], H3132 [5MY], H3207 [6MY], H3432-H3438 [12MY], H3468 [13MY], H3546, H3639-H3643 [19MY], H3693-H3698 [20MY], H3829, H3862-H3868 [26MY], H5207 [30JN], H5596 [14JY], H8928 [21DE], E447 [22MR]

Reform (H.R. 4321), H3624 [19MY], H4511 [16JN]

Russia: make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (H.R. 6365), E1862 [29SE]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Angel Island Immigration Station, E57 [21JA], E93 [26JA]

San Jose, CA: anniversary of Japantown neighborhood, E1662 [16SE]

Social Security: prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (H.R. 2028), H3815 [25MY]

Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (H.R. 3580), H3072 [29AP], H3438 [12MY], H3640 [19MY], H6869 [22SE], H7028, H7031 [28SE], H8929 [21DE]

U.S.-Mexico Parliamentary Exchange: report on congressional delegation trip to Campeche, Mexico, H4442 [15JN]

Unemployment: rates, H5307 [1JY]

Viet Bao Daily News Inc.: anniversary of Writing on America Award, E1455 [28JY]

Westminister (CA) Nguoi-Viet Daily News: anniversary, H271 [21JA]

Winslow, ME: tribute to Veilleux/Vigue family reunion, E1455 [28JY]

World Refugee Day: observance, E1163 [22JN]

———reaffirm goals (H. Res. 1350), H4705-H4707 [23JN]

Yamada, Shigeru: relief (S. 4010), H8363-H8365, H8367 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders (S. 3858), S7633 [28SE]

Arizona: passage of State immigration enforcement legislation, S2607, S2608 [26AP], S3055 [4MY], S4129 [24MY], S7071 [14SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S3032 [3MY]

Calderon Hinojosa, Felipe: remarks on U.S. immigration policy by Mexican President, S4034 [20MY], S4129 [24MY]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S7115 [15SE], S7159, S7161-S7163, S7166-S7168 [16SE], S7191-S7193, S7196 [20SE], S7242, S7244-S7249, S7252, S7254-S7257, S7259 [21SE], S7324 [22SE], S7415 [23SE]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3827), S7366 [22SE], S7367 [23SE]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 729), S3055 [4MY], S4034 [20MY], S4484 [27MY], S6746-S6749 [4AU], S7071-S7074 [14SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S10951 [22DE]

———efficacy of comprehensive legislation rather than individual reform to address legislative priorities, S62 [21JA]

———legislative priorities, S10422, S10476-S10479 [17DE]

Courts: clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review (S. 2935), S54 [20JA]

———ruling on passage of Arizona immigration enforcement legislation, S6560 [2AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: adjust status for certain Haitian orphans paroled into the U.S. after the earthquake (H.R. 5283), S6740 [4AU]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., S4499, S4500 [27MY]

———construction of fence along the southern border of the U.S., S6840 [5AU]

———implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the U.S., S5227-S5230 [22JN]

———Law Enforcement Support Center funding, S6839 [5AU]

———protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (S. 3522), S5277 [22JN]

———U.S. Customs and Border Protection Southwest border staffing funding, S6839, S6840 [5AU]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for Federal lawsuit against Arizona immigration enforcement legislation, S6062, S6066 [21JY]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (S. 3376), S3720 [13MY]

Dept. of Labor: require employers certify that they have not and will not lay off employees prior to employing foreign workers, S7584 [28SE]

Dept. of State: authorize access to certain Federal, State, and other databases to verify identity of a passport applicant, reduce incidence of fraud, and require authentication of identification documents (S. 3666), S6522 [29JY]

Education: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S10259 [15DE], S10384, S10385 [16DE], S10496-S10504 [17DE], S10648-S10650, S10652, S10655-S10658, S10661-S10666, S10671 [18DE], S10732, S10736 [19DE]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3962), S7993 [17NO]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3963), S7993 [17NO]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), S8301, S8308 [30NO], S8309 [1DE], S8362 [2DE], S8968 [14DE]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8596 [7DE], S8616, S8621-S8626 [8DE], S8660, S8664, S8665, S8668 [9DE]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent agreement, S8651 [8DE]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent request, S8660 [9DE]

Employment: reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs, S7584 [28SE]

———reform fees and taxes of certain visa programs, S6839 [5AU], S6997-S6999 [12AU]

English language: require accreditation of training programs (S. 1338), S7559 [27SE]

Federal-State relations: require Federal payment of costs incurred by State or local governments in defending a State or local immigration law that survives a constitutional challenge in Federal court (S. 3593), S5966 [15JY]

Ferschke, Hotaru Nakama: relief (S. 1774), S8510, S8511 [3DE]

Haiti: set up safe havens with food, water, and protection for all orphans and grant humanitarian parole for orphaned children who are eligible for adoption by U.S. families, S22 [20JA], S71, S113 [21JA]

Health: require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility for any national health care plan, S2071, S2072 [25MR]

Health care professionals: enhance global healthcare by implementing immigration policies that encourage foreign workers in the U.S. to assist with health care in their home countries (S. 3135), S1671 [17MR]

Law enforcement: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 3901), S7804-S7807 [29SE]

———expand Operation Streamline to Tucson, AZ, sector to increase prosecution and imprisonment of illegal border crossers, S4475-S4479 [27MY], S4567 [28MY], S4599 [7JN], S6839, S6840 [5AU]

Li, Shing Ma (Steve): relief (S. 3977), S8129 [19NO]

National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities, S4182 [25MY], S4417-S4420, S4422, S4429-S4432 [26MY], S4475-S4479 [27MY], S4567 [28MY]

———enhance ability to track foreign nationals who overstay their visa, S5388-S5390 [24JN]

———improve border security, S4599 [7JN], S5388-S5390 [24JN], S10657 [18DE]

———improve border security through reductions in unobligated appropriations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S4183-S4185, S4193, S4194 [25MY], S4417-S4420, S4423, S4429-S4432 [26MY], S4475-S4481 [27MY], S4567 [28MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 5875), S6838-S6843 [5AU]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 5875), unanimous-consent agreement, S6839 [5AU]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 6080), S6996-S6999 [12AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow lawfully permanent residents who are ineligible for Medicaid to receive tax credits to purchase health insurance, S2079 [25MR]

Reform, S3055 [4MY], S4484 [27MY], S4599 [7JN], S5388-S5390 [24JN], S6559-S6561 [2AU], S7071 [14SE]

Reform (S. 3932), S7834 [29SE]

Refugees: exempt refugees who are employed by the Federal Government overseas from 1-year physical presence requirement for adjustment of status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (S. 2960), S342 [28JA]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (S. 3113), S1518-S1520 [15MR], S5104-S5106 [17JN], S5432 [24JN]

Russia: make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (S. 3881), S7795 [29SE]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., S677 [23FE], S726-S729 [24FE], S757, S769, S772, S773, S775 [25FE], S1224 [5MR]

———establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (S. 1023), S1802 [22MR]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: release of memo on administrative alternatives to comprehensive immigration reform, S6559-S6561 [2AU]

World Refugee Day: observance, S5104-S5106 [17JN]

Yamada, Shigeru: relief (S. 124), S8510, S8511 [3DE]

———relief (S. 4010), S8556 [6DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 5281, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1756) (H. Rept. 111-677), H8263 [8DE]

Dept. of State Authorization of Certain Authorities To Improve Diplomacy and Oversight and Address Certain Foreign Service and Consular Services Issues: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2971) (S. Rept. 111-301), S7420 [23SE]

In the Matter of Representative Gutierrez: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 111-496), H3869 [26MY]

Merida Initiative To Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Submission of a Report on Effects on U.S. Border Security: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3239) (H. Rept. 111-429), H1219 [9MR]

Refugee Opportunity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2960), S2162 [26MR]

Return of Talent Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2974), S2162 [26MR]

September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3290) (H. Rept. 111-667), H7757 [30NO]

Victims of Torture Treatment Programs Funding: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2839) (S. Rept. 111-186), S3715 [13MY]

Statements

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Senator Specter, S4485-S4487 [27MY]

Manifest of the Hope, E447 [22MR]

Summaries

Accomplishments of the 111th Congress, E2250 [22DE]

Tables

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5283, Help Haitian Adoptees Immediately To Integrate (HAITI) Act, S6740 [4AU], H5815 [20JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5532, International Adoption Harmonization Act, H5815 [20JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6396, exemption of active-duty Armed Forces members with conditional residence status serving abroad from certain requirements to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove conditional status, H7433 [15NO]

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 1774, relief of Hotaru Nakama Ferschke, S8510 [3DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 4010, relief of Shigeru Yamada, S8556 [6DE]

Southwest border other-than-Mexican apprehensions by country of citizenship, S4476 [27MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1036, tribute to Korean Americans, H1201 [9MR]

H. Res. 1316, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, H3776 [25MY]

H. Res. 1350, reaffirm goals of World Refugee Day, H4705 [23JN]

H. Res. 1653, return several measures to the Senate, H6904 [23SE]

H. Res. 1756, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 5281, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, H8213 [8DE]

H.R. 5283, Help Haitian Adoptees Immediately To Integrate (HAITI) Act, H5785 [20JY], H7819 [1DE]

H.R. 5532, International Adoption Harmonization Act, H5784 [20JY]

H.R. 5875, emergency supplemental appropriations for border security, H6253 [28JY]

H.R. 6080, emergency supplemental appropriations for border security, H6584 [10AU]

S. 124, relief of Shigeru Yamada, S8511 [3DE]

S. 1338, require accreditation of English language training programs, S7559 [27SE], H7817 [1DE]

S. 1774, relief of Hotaru Nakama Ferschke, S8511 [3DE], H8365 [15DE]

S. 2935, clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review, S54 [20JA]

S. 3113, Refugee Protection Act, S1521-S1528 [15MR]

S. 3135, Global Health Care Cooperation Act, S1672 [17MR]

S. 3376, Dept. of Justice State Criminal Alien Assistance Program reauthorization, S3721 [13MY]

S. 3522, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, S5278 [22JN]

S. 3666, Passport Identity Verification Act, S6522 [29JY]

S. 3827, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S7359-S7361 [22SE]

S. 3858, H-2A Improvement Act, S7633 [28SE]

S. 3881, Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act, S7796 [29SE]

S. 3901, Strengthening Our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act, S7807-S7809 [29SE]

S. 3962, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S7974-S7976 [17NO]

S. 3963, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S7976-S7978 [17NO]

S. 3977, relief of Shing Ma Li (Steve), S8129 [19NO]

S. 3992, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S8301-S8304 [30NO]

S. 4010, relief of Shigeru Yamada, S8556 [6DE], H8363 [15DE]