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  • Congressman Miller Supports 287(g) Program
    Oct 30, 2009  - In order to better enforce our nation’s immigration laws, Congressman Miller recently joined over 50 of his colleagues in sending a letter to the President expressing support for a broadly-applied 287(g) program.  Created by Congress in 1996, the 287(g) program enhances cooperation between local law... More
  • House Passes Coast Guard Reauthorization Act with Tough Immigration Provisions
    Oct 23, 2009  - Today, the House approved a Coast Guard Reauthorization bill to authorize $10 billion in Fiscal Year 2010.  Among its various provisions, the legislation includes language similar to Congressman Miller’s LEAVE Act to increase penalties for knowingly bringing illegal aliens into the United States, tr... More
  • Homeland Security FY 2010 Appropriations Conference Report Clears House
    Oct 16, 2009  - The House this week passed a $42.8 billion Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Report for Fiscal Year 2010, which will fund the Secret Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Transportation Security Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Coast Guard, and the Federa... More
  • Retention of Immigration Measures in FY 2010 DHS Appropriations Bill Sought
    Oct 2, 2009  - Congressman Gary Miller and several of his colleagues this week called on House Appropriators to retain four crucial immigration-related provisions contained in the Senate-passed version of the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill.  Specifically, these four provisions... More
  • House Health Care Bill Will Provide Coverage for Illegal Aliens
    Oct 1, 2009  - As Congress continues to debate a possible Washington takeover of our nation’s health care system, one looming question is whether or not this plan will cover uninsured illegal immigrants.  Although both the Administration and Congressional Democrats claim that the 1,018-page House government-run he... More
  • Congressman Miller Urges Retention of Key Immigration Provisions in the FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
    Sep 29, 2009  - Congressman Gary Miller and several of his colleagues called on House Appropriators to retain four crucial immigration-related provisions contained in the Senate-passed version of the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill.  In the wake of a weakened economy and growing... More
  • The Truth About the House Government-Run Health Care Bill: Illegals Will Benefit
    Sep 11, 2009  - Although both the Administration and Congressional Democrats claim that the 1,018-page House government-run health care bill will not provide benefits to illegal immigrants, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has found that a series of loopholes in the legislation will indeed provide hea... More
  • Federal Contractors Now Required to Use E-Verify
    Sep 11, 2009  - On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finally implemented a rule requiring most federal contractors and subcontractors to use E-Verify, a successful and commonsense program which checks workers’ names and Social Security numbers to confirm employment eligibility.  The rule, which was... More
  • Congressman Miller Joins Several Colleagues to Reintroduce the SAVE Act
    Jul 24, 2009  - Congressman Miller this week joined a bipartisan group of 75 lawmakers in reintroducing the Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act to strengthen border security and dramatically improve interior enforcement.  The SAVE Act would increase the size of the Border Patrol, employ m... More
  • Administration’s E-Verify Rule Sends Mixed Signals
    Jul 10, 2009  - This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that after delaying the implementation of the rule requiring federal contractors to use E-Verify three times, the rule will finally take effect on September 8, 2009.  E-Verify is a successful and commonsense program which checks workers’... More