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THIS ISSUE: Pro-amnesty Republican introduces Resolution to force a floor vote on Rep. Goodlatte's H.R. 4760 ... but there's a twist

FRI, MAR 16th
DACA UPDATE: This morning, we asked many of you to call GOP Congressional Leaders urging them not to include a DACA amnesty in the must-pass spending bill. Thanks to everyone who has taken action! As soon as we know more about the situation, we'll let you know.

Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) introduced a House Resolution earlier this week that, if passed, would set up a floor vote on Rep. Bob Goodlatte's H.R. 4760, the Securing America's Future Act.

But if the Resolution were to pass, it would set up a series of votes, similar to the one held in the Senate last month, that would allow the final vote to be on an amendment of Rep. Denham's choosing.

If you're not familiar with Rep. Denham's history on immigration, here's a brief overview:

he's a cosponsor of the House-version of the Dream Act that would grant a no-strings amnesty to more than 3 million illegal aliens;

he's a cosponsor of three other Republican-led bills that would grant a no-strings amnesty to at least 690,000 illegal aliens;

he introduced the ENLIST Act that would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who join the military; and
in 2013, he was the first of three Republicans to cosponsor H.R. 15, the House Democrats' companion bill to the Senate Gang of 8 amnesty bill.

Of course, we don't know what Rep. Denham would offer as an amendment to H.R. 4760 should his Resolution pass, but if his open support for a no-strings amnesty is any indication, it wouldn't be good.

Currently, 39 of his Republican colleagues have signed onto the Resolution, including Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Glenn Thompson (R-Penn.), Joe Barton (R-Texas), and Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) who have also cosponsored H.R. 4760. You can view all of the Denham supporters here. Rep. Coffman became the 95th cosponsor of the Goodlatte bill this week.

Rep. John Culberson of Texas had cosponsored the Denham Resolution earlier this week, but he's since withdrawn his support. He's a cosponsor of H.R. 4760 as well.

The House would have to pass the Denham Resolution in order for the vote series to occur. We should have a good chance of keeping that from happening. Still, the effort by so many does show the willingness among too many House Republicans to pass a DACA amnesty without ending chain migration or mandating E-Verify.

New Actions
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Thanks to everyone who made phone calls this week after learning that Pres. Trump was open to a DACA amnesty in the spending bill! There are more actions that you can take posted to your Action Board related to both DACA and H-2B visas.
SPOTLIGHT
Our chalkboard ad shows ending Chain Migration a bipartisan idea

We've added a third chalkboard ad to our campaign to educate the American people, the media and public officials about Chain Migration.

The ad notes that the movement to end Chain Migration is at least as old as the 1990s when a bipartisan commission -- appointed by Democrats and Republicans in Congress -- recommended ending Chain Migration.

These cards are really effective at events, such as townhalls, to visually show the numbers that make so many Americans passionate about the mission of NumbersUSA to reduce total immigration to a level that serves the national interest.

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9th Circuit Schedules DACA Termination Case for May
FRI, MAR 16th
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals accepted the Administration's request for an expedited hearing on its appeal of a lower court ruling concerning the termination of DACA. A three-judge panel of the court will hear arguments in May.

Texas Republican Voters Overwhelmingly Back Non-Binding E-Verify Proposition
VAN ESSER
MON, MAR 12th
When Republicans in Texas went to the polls for the March 6th primary election, they weren't just asked to elect candidates. They also voted on eleven non-binding ballot propositions. And by a 9-1 margin, Republican voters said employers should be required to use E-Verify.

Appeals Courts Frees Texas to Implement Anti-Sanctuary Law
WED, MAR 14th
A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed lower court injunctions that had partially blocked implementation of a Texas anti-sanctuary law. A District Court will now consider the merits of the case although opponents are still free to challenge the manner in which Texas implements the law.

Pres. Trump Calls on Congress to block funds for Sanctuary Cities
MON, MAR 12th
Pres. Trump urged Congressional Leadership to block funds from going to jurisdictions operating under sanctuary policies, specifically calling out city officials in California, New York, Denver, and Colorado, for their repeated refusal to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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