| Stop the SAVE Act |
What is the SAVE Act? The Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act (HR 4088) is an enforcement-only immigration bill that was sponsored by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) and Rep. Tom Tancredo (D-CO) and 144 other members. The SAVE Act would: * Expand E-Verify (an electronic employment eligibility verification system) into a nationwide mandatory program for all employers and workers * Require employers to fire workers with SSA no-match letter (mismatched information) unless the workers can fix the problem within 10 days (70 percent of errors in SSA’s database pertain to U.S. citizens). * Require all individuals who work for more than one employer at the same time to provide proof of employment to SSA before their Social Security account can be credited. * Override current confidentiality of tax and Social Security information by dumping all reported anomalies such as multiple use of a Social Security number (SSN) and mismatches into a DHS database while providing few if any protections against misuse of such information. * Increase the number of Border Patrol agents without providing protections for abusive practices. * Pour even more money into infrastructure and technology along the southern border without addressing the problems of mismanagement * Expand the scope of activity that can be prosecuted as “alien smuggling” and narrow the protections * Provide incentives for more state and local police to enforce immigration laws. * Continue the unprecedented increase in immigration incarceration capacity from 27,500 to 35,500 beds with no change in human rights abuses in current detention facilities. What is Status of SAVE Act? On March 11, Rep. Thelma Drake (R-VA) filed a “discharge petition” on the SAVE Act. A discharge petition means bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from a Committee and usually without cooperation of the leadership. Currently, the SAVE Act discharge petition had secured 181 out of the 218 signatures it would need to take effect, including 9 Democrats, a large number but fewer than some had predicted. The petitioners will be able to force the issue if they are able to gather the required number of signatures. What We Can Do Write/email/fax members of our Congress to stop the SAVE Act: • Senator Dianne Feinstein: www.feinstein.senate.gov • Senator Barbara Boxer: www.boxer.senate.gov |
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