Posts Tagged ‘border security’
Obama Signs Border Security Bill
As an update to prior blog posts, President Obama signed the $600 million emergency border security bill into law on 08/13/2010.
The bill includes additional funding for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) totaling $254 million, additional funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) totaling $80 million, and additional funding for border security fencing, infrastructure and technology totaling $14 million. The bill also includes $32 million to acquire and deploy unmanned aircraft systems and $6 million to construct two (2) operating bases for use by CBP to carry out enforcement activities. In addition, the bill allocates $196 million to the Department of Justice for border security efforts and $10 million to Courts of Appeals and District Courts for the increased workload that will arise as a result of the increased security.
Please note that the bill also raises filing and fraud prevention and detection fees for L visas by $2,250. It also raises the fees for H-1B visas by $2,000 for applicants who have more than 50 employees in the U.S. if more than 50 percent of their employees are on L or H-1B visas.
Tags: border security, CBP, H.R. 6080, ICE, Obama
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Emergency Bill Headed to Obama’s Desk
In a prior post, we informed readers that the Senate was going to vote on the emergency Border Security Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 in September 2010 when it returned from its August recess. This is a $600 million spending bill aimed at U.S. border security. Apparently, the Senate has moved on the measure before its recess, passing it by unanimous vote on 08/12/2010. The bill will now head to President Obama’s desk, where it is expected to be signed into law.
Tags: border security, Emergency spending bill, House, Obama, Senate
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$600 Million Emergency Border Security Bill Passed by Senate
Hours before the Senate broke for its August recess on August 5, 2010, it passed a $600 million dollar emergency spending bill aimed at border security. The bill, which was passed by voice vote and titled Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010, was introduced by Senator Schumer (D-NY) and several of his Democratic colleagues.
The Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 is a substitute amendment to H.R. 5875, a bill passed by the House of Representatives on July 28, 2010. Further action is needed by the House of Representatives before the bill can be sent to President Obama for signature. Advocates are hoping the House of Representatives will pass the bill today or tomorrow before breaking for August. Otherwise, the bill will not get consideration until September.
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, released a statement urging the House of Representatives to pass the bill. She stated in her release: “I encourage the House to act quickly on this bill to strengthen our historic border security efforts.”
Stay tuned for more updates regarding this emergency legislation in future posts.
Tags: border security, Emergency spending bill, House of Representatives, Senate
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