21.   He would tighten immigration laws, slash welfare and reduce what he describes as the labyrinth of intrusive government regulations.

22.   Howard sent asylum seekers, mainly those fleeing Afghanistan and Iraq, to neighboring countries for temporary detention and then tightened asylum laws.

23.   Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge did not rule out that the outcome of the task force study will be a recommendation to tighten immigration laws.

24.   In a misguided response to the violence, asylum laws were tightened.

25.   In each country, governments are expected to propose legislation tightening tax laws, which will be subject to parliamentary approval.

26.   In the last few years, about half the states have passed or tightened such laws, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

27.   In the wake of pay scandals at United Way national headquarters and elsewhere, Congress tightened the law for tax-exempt organizations last year.

28.   Ironically, Rep. McKeon is a strong advocate for tightening bankruptcy laws to make it harder for people to erase unsecured debt such as credit card obligations.

29.   It will at the same time tighten current laws regulating asylum.

30.   It would also tighten the laws governing issue advertising by independent groups on behalf of specific candidates.