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  • Forbes Calls on State Department to Explain Passport Processing Delay
    Jun 8, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he has sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice requesting that the Department of State address and explain the factors that led to a serious backlog in passport processing for U.S. citizens. The request comes on the heels of the S... More
  • Forbes Continues Push Against Amnesty in Immigration Debate
    Jun 8, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today announced his support of H. Res. 351, a resolution to reject all amnesty legislation, deter illegal immigration and restore the rule of law in the United States. “The premise of this resolution is simple: no amnesty,” said Forbes. “Passage of amnes... More
  • Forbes Pushes for Stronger Laws on Birthright Citizenship
    Jun 5, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced his support today for H.R. 1940, the Birthright Citizenship Act, legislation that would deny automatic citizenship to “anchor babies,” or children born in the United States to illegal immigrants. The bill, cosponsored by Congressman Forbes, states that a... More
  • Forbes on amnesty: “Citizenship is not a right but a privilege”
    May 30, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) voiced his strong opposition today against H.R. 1645, the STRIVE Act, new legislation in the House of Representatives that would grant amnesty to many of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants currently in the United States. “Amnesty not only pardons immigrat... More
  • Wiping the Slate Clean
    May 18, 2007  - An old friend of mine used to tell the story of how he “resolved” banking issues as a young person right out of college. Whenever he couldn’t get his account to reconcile properly, or whenever he would bounce a check, or whenever he would outspend his savings, he simply would close his account and r... More
  • Forbes Pushes to Eliminate “Random Drawing” for U.S. Citizenship
    May 11, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today he is backing legislation to eliminate the controversial Visa Lottery program, which grants legal permanent resident status to 50,000 foreign nationals each year based purely on a random lottery drawing. “The Visa Lottery program poses a significan... More
  • House Members Appeal to Nation’s Top Leaders on Immigration Reform
    Apr 24, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) joined with House colleagues in two separate letters to the nation’s top leaders, President George W. Bush and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, asking them to preserve the rights of American citizens by enforcing immigration laws and preventing the automatic legalizati... More
  • Forbes Cosponsors Legislation to Close Loopholes in DUI Laws for Illegal Immigrants
    Apr 20, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today his support for H.R. 1355, the Scott Gardner Act, a bill that would make DUI convictions grounds for mandatory detention and deportation for illegal immigrants and provide local law enforcement with tools to partner with the federal government to a... More
  • Scott Gardner Act
    Apr 16, 2007  - When members of our local community experience tragedy, the news almost always hits hard and too close to home. But recent headlines announcing a Virginia Beach car wreck seem to have permeated the entire nation. Last month, two teenage girls were rear-ended by a drunk driver and tragically killed. ... More
  • Forbes Bolsters Support for Immigration Reform Legislation
    Mar 20, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he is cosponsoring legislation that will assist in controlling our nation’s borders, strengthen the enforcement of immigration laws and establish English as the official language of the United States. “When our nation speaks, her leaders must ... More

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