S. 703 would expand chain migration by expanding the definition of "immediate relative" for purposes of exemptions from the numerical cap. It would include children of U.S. citizens' parents accompanying or following them to join the parent.
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H.R. 1221, EARN Act, would allow DHS to give lawful resident status to an illegal alien who entered the U.S before age sixteen, has been in the U.S. for five years, is of "good moral character"" (lacking a serious criminal record)."
The bill as amended in the House Financial Services Committee, would require any entity receiving Federal funds for public housing reconstruction following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to verify that all of its workers are authorized to work in the United States and have a valid form of identification or documentation to prove their immigration status.
To assist in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina.
2007: Sponsored H.R. 1117, REAL ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007, introduced by Rep. Tom Allen (D-Maine).
2007: Sponsored S. 671, Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act, introduced by Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii).
The bill would grant an immigration judge the discretion to decline to order the removal – by any means – of a removable alien if the alien is the parent of a child who is a U.S. citizen and the judge determines that removal is "clearly against the best interests of the child"; and would only prohibit use of this discretion if the alien in question: (1) is removable on national security-based grounds; or (2) has engaged in "severe" forms of human trafficking or in sex trafficking.
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S. 671, Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act, would exempt children of Filipino World War II veterans naturalized by the Immigration Act of 1990 from numerical limits on worldwide immigration.
