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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 50 F STREET, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 300 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 28036-12
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6. House ID# 325430000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Eileen Barthelmy, Director of Finance and Operations |
Date | 04/21/2008 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
The National Immigration Forum promotes immigration policy that will foster comprehensive solutions to the U.S. immigration crisis. In addition to general education on immigration matters, during the first quarter of 2008, Forum staff participated in the promotion of several legislative proposals relating to emergency relief from removal of deportation and plans to improve the quality of DHS and SSA databases.
In addition,
1. The National Immigration Forum made specific lobbying contacts on all aspects of the following bills:
a. H.R. 4088/S. 2366/S. 2368. Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act. This bill provides for expanded border and interior enforcement of immigration laws and requires mandatory use of electronic employment verification system.
b. H.R. 5515. New Employee Verification Act. This bill would create a mandatory electronic employment verification system (EEVS) that would require all 7 million employers in the U.S. to query a federal government database to check the work authorization status of newly-hired employees.
2. The National Immigration Forum also made contacts relating to immigration issues on the following matters:
a. Amendments on S. Con. Res. 70, as amended, setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
Amendment #4350. To increase funding for the Department of Education's English Literacy-Civics Education State Grant program.
Amendment #4222. To take $670,000 used by the EEOC in bringing actions against employers that require their employees to speak English, and instead use the money to teach English to adults through the Department of Education's English Literacy/Civics Education State Grant program.
Amendment #4259. To establish a reserve fund for immigration reform and enforcement.
Amendment #4231. To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs.
Amendment #4309. To create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists.
Amendment #4208. To increase amounts budgeted for States and local governments for expenses related to immigration enforcement training and support under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, with an offset.
Amendment #4373. To establish a reserve fund for studying the effect of cooperation with local law enforcement.
b. H.R. 3887, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007. With respect to provisions that adversely affected local governments ability to deal appropriately with the victims of sex trafficking.
c. H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act, Amendments #29 and 30, prohibiting distribution of funds to students in violation of section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and prohibiting allocations of funds in violation of provisions relating to illegal employment of undocumented immigrants, respectively.
d. H.R. 3337/S.2486, HIV, Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 which would redefine the conditions under which non-citizens who are HIV-positive are inadmissible to the United States.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Tramonte de la Barrera |
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Sivaprasad Wadhia |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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| 4 | 8 | 12 |