Tony Porvaznik

Tony Porvaznik is a retired Chief Patrol Agent for the Border Patrol.

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H.R.2278)--House Legislation 2015-16---Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 (H.R.399)---Legal Workforce Act (H.R.1147)--2021 Budget Reconciliation Bill-Senate Legislation--Senate Legislation 2013-14---Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744)--Senate Legislation 2015-16---Immigration Innovation Act of 2015 (I Squared Act - S.153)-Executive Actions--2014 Executive Action Amnesty--Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)Illegal Immigration-Influx of Unaccompanied Minors-Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform--The 2013-14 Immigration Debate--Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) (1986)-Attrition and Enforcement-In-State TuitionMedia Coverage of Immigration Policy-Washington Post Coverage of Immigration Policy--Department of Preening Editorials-The New York Times Coverage of Immigration-Univision and Telemundo Coverage of ImmigrationU.S. Department of State-Refugees and Asylum--Asylum--Refugees---Afghan Refugees-Bureau of Consular Affairs-Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration-Visa Waiver Program-Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)Assimilation and Citizenship-Birthright Citizenship-Dual CitizenshipCriminal Aliens-GangsDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS)-Immigration Parole-REAL ID Act and Secure Identification-Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)--Temporary Protected Status (TPS)--Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)--Legal Immigration---Legal Permanent Residence (LPR) (Green Cards)----Family Reunification----Employment Visas-----EB-5 Permanent Investor Visa Program----Diversity Visa Lottery--Nonimmigrant Visas---Guestworkers----H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam-----IBM and H-1Bs-----2015 Disney Layoffs----H-2A Nonimmigrant Visa Program-----AgJOBS and Farmworkers----H-2B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam----J-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program----L-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program----R-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program--E-Verify-Customs and Border Protection (CBP)--Border Wall--Secure Border Initiative (SBI/SBINet)--Increasing the Number of Border Patrol Agents-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)--Secure Communities Program--287(g) Program-US VISIT and EXIT SystemLEAPS.TV Web ProgramsPew Hispanic CenterSouthern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)The Government Accountability Office (GAO)Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)

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