REAL GUEST Act of 2005

H.R. 3333, the REAL GUEST Act of 2005, proposed a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. immigration system by consolidating temporary work visas into a single category and making the electronic employment eligibility verification system (now known as E-Verify) mandatory for all employers. The bill sought to increase border security by authorizing the use of the military for enforcement, increasing the number of federal inspectors, and establishing criminal penalties for being in the country unlawfully. For citizens and legal residents, the bill would have implemented stricter requirements for obtaining federal benefits, Social Security cards, and state driver’s licenses, while also requiring healthcare providers to report the citizenship status of patients to federal authorities as a condition for receiving certain emergency medical reimbursements.