H.R.4088 - SAVE Act of 2007

To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Border Law Enforcement Act as introduced.
  • Short: SAVE Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. as introduced.

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Heath Shuler

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Official Summary

11/6/2007--Introduced.Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 or SAVE Act of 2007 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) increases in Border Patrol and investigative personnel; (2) recruitment of former military

Official Summary

11/6/2007--Introduced.
Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 or SAVE Act of 2007 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting:
(1) increases in Border Patrol and investigative personnel;
(2) recruitment of former military personnel;
(3) use of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment;
(4) infrastructure improvements;
(5) aerial and other surveillance;
(5) a national strategy to secure the borders;
(6) emergency deployment of Border Patrol agents; and
(7) expansion of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism along the northern and southern borders. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and specified maritime law sections to revise alien smuggling provisions. Sets forth provisions respecting border security on certain federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior. Border Law Enforcement Act - Authorizes a border relief grant program for a tribal, state, or local law enforcement agency in a county within 25 miles of the southern border of the United States. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the basic employment eligibility confirmation pilot program permanent. Sets forth conditions for the mandatory use of the E-verify system. Requires:
(1) employer/employee notification of social security number mismatches and multiple uses, and related information sharing with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and
(2) establishment of electronic birth and death registration systems. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to:
(1) penalize specified employers for failure to correct information returns; and
(2) prohibit employers from deducting from gross income wages paid to unauthorized aliens, with an exception for an employer participating in the basic employment eligibility confirmation program. Increases criminal alien program (CAP) personnel. Establishes within DHS a rewards program to assist in the elimination of commercial operations to produce or sell fraudulent immigration-related documents and to assist in the investigation, prosecution, or disruption of commercial alien smuggling operations. Provides for:
(1) increased alien detention facilities;
(2) additional district court judgeships; and
(3) a media campaign to inform the public of changes made by this Act including a multilingual media campaign explaining noncompliance penalties.


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10/22/08
Reid talks economy at Asian Chamber luncheon

...dream as anybody else. All legal Asians should demand that their Democrat leaders, as Harry Reid sponsor the federal SAVE ACT (H.R.4088). This will stop predator employers from exploiting any more cheap labor, as it will be mandatory for them to verify

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10/21/08
Radio host stirs Hispanic voters

...to pay for the education, free health-care and Federal, state welfare handouts for illegal criminals. SIGN UP FOR THE SAVE ACT(H.R.4088) at www.numbersusa.com. Do you have another point of view, photos, audio, video or more information about a story?

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10/20/08
Illegal immigration task force begins work

...pay for the education, free health-care and Federal, state welfare handouts for illegal criminals. SIGN UP FOR THE SAVE ACT(H.R.4088) enforcement 'ONLY' law at www.numbersusa.com. according to the article: state and local agencies must step in because t

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07/12/10
Reid Doesn't Want 'Piecemeal' Immigration Reform « The Washington ...

Don't expect to see Harry Reid break up immigration reform into small pieces — at least not if one of those pieces is an expansion of the E-Verify program. The Senate majority leader told a Nevada news station yesterday that he stands ...

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03/17/10
Russell Campaign Caught Lying About Castillo « Clark County ...

I was shocked earlier today to visit the blogsite of Jon Russell's campaign manager and read his screed attacking Russell's former opponent in the 3rd Congressional District race, David Castillo. Shocked because of stooping to outright ...

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05/13/09
Support the reintroduction of the SAVE Act with sunset clause ...

Support the reintroduction of the SAVE Act with sunset clause. Published in May 14th, 2009. Posted by Gary Shumway in Government, Homeland (In)Security, Illegal Aliens. 1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars (No Ratings Yet). Loading . ...

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