IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

Articles and editorials

Advocates Don't Feel Labor Department Is Ally, S11857 [23SE]

Face of Florida's Farmworkers—Driven by Harsh Conditions in Their Homelands, Laborers Travel Far, Only To See New Hardships Here, S11857 [23SE]

Farm Camp ``Unsafe for Human Occupancy'', S11857 [23SE]

Fields of Despair—Florida Farmhands Reap a Harvest of Poverty, Pain and Exploitation, S11855-S11857 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions

Angola: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 3510), H11391 (see H.R. 3510), H11514 [18NO]

Armed Forces: amend requirements relative to granting posthumous citizenship through death while on active-duty service to allow immigration benefits for surviving family members (see H.R. 1685), H3051 [9AP]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see S. 789), S4824 [3AP] (see S. 897), S5342 [11AP] (see S. 940), S5483 [29AP] (see H.R. 1714), H3301 [10AP] (see H.R. 1806), H3353 [11AP] (see H.R. 1953, 1954), H3681 [6MY]

———waive certain marriage requirements for spouses of members killed on active duty to petition to be a relative and bar fees relative to posthumous citizenship for aliens killed on active duty (see H.R. 1799), H3352 [11AP]

Caribbean nations: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (see H.R. 2364), H5043 [5JN]

Citizenship: amend to simplify requirements for U.S. nationals to become citizens (see H.R. 2600), H5928 [25JN]

———codify oath of allegiance (see S. 1628), S11648 [17SE] (see H.R. 3191), H8949 [25SE]

———modify requirements for a child born abroad and out of wedlock to acquire citizenship based on the citizenship of the child's father (see H.R. 88), H54 [7JA]

———provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians (see H.R. 3360), H9811 [21OC]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 1545), S10618 [31JY] (see H.R. 1684), H3051 [9AP]

Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see S. 986), S5725 [5MY] (see H.R. 2853), H7615 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 1519), H2514 [31MR]

———authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 460), S2839 [26FE] (see H.R. 933), H1395 [26FE] (see H.R. 1095), H1640 [5MR]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 83), H54 [7JA]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H700 [13FE]

Employment: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see S. 1452), S9905 [24JY] (see H.R. 2849), H7615 [24JY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 1645), S11832 [23SE] (see H.R. 3142), H8490 [23SE]

———admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see S. 1635), S11648 [17SE] (see H.R. 2702), H6603 [10JY]

———bar admission and facilitate removal of alien terrorists and their supporters, drug traffickers, and other illegal or criminal aliens and reform the visa and legal immigration systems (see H.R. 3522), H11650 [19NO]

———bar admission of aliens from countries determined to be state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3075), H8216 [11SE]

———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 2585), H5814 [24JN]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H1901 [13MR]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H5266 [11JN]

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3306), H9613 [16OC]

———eliminate waiver authority relative to implementation of machine readable passports and expand the definition of terrorist activities for purposes of deportation (see H.R. 2841), H7454 [23JY]

———establish guest worker programs and adjust status of certain aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. to non-immigrant guest worker (see S. 1387), S9244 [10JY]

———establish two new categories of nonimmigrant workers (see S. 1461), S9959 [25JY] (see H.R. 2899), H7781 [25JY]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 85), H54 [7JA]

———give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 3587), H12307 [21NO]

———make permanent Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (PortPASS) programs for border inspection and improve the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) program (see S. 1362), S8725 [26JN] (see H.R. 1353), H2131 [19MR]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 3123), H8381 [17SE]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses or children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2590), H5814 [24JN]

———permit admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 539), H318 [5FE]

———permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the U.S. as a temporary visitor (see H.R. 2525), H5661 [19JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 1510), S10617 [31JY] (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]

———provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens (see H.R. 604), H321 [5FE]

———provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 1830), H3408 [12AP] (see H.R. 3271), H9375 [8OC]

———reduce annual income level at which a person petitioning for a family-sponsored immigrant's admission must agree to provide support in certain cases (see H.R. 3136), H8381 [17SE]

———repeal authorities relative to H-1B visas for temporary skilled workers (see H.R. 2688), H6464 [9JY]

———restore certain avenues for relief from removal that existed for aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 836), H703 [13FE]

———restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 3309), H9613 [16OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 47), H53 [7JA]

———revise various provisions (see H.R. 200), H59 [7JA]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (see H.R. 3604), H12307 [21NO]

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1983), H3682 [6MY]

Veterans: ensure eligibility for discretionary relief from detention, deportation, exclusion, and removal (see H.R. 184), H58 [7JA]

Letters

Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act: Clayton Yeutter, S11845 [23SE]

Dept. of Justice State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: George W. Bush (1997), S2987 [27FE]

Lists

Supporters of S. 1645, Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act, S11835 [23SE]

Oaths

Oath of Allegiance to the U.S., S11680 [17SE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service, H8366-H8369 [17SE], H10317 [4NO], E1859, E1868 [23SE]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (H.R. 1714), H3058 [10AP]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (H.R. 1954), H4899-H4910, H4921 [4JN], E1176 [9JN]

———waive certain marriage requirements for spouses of members killed on active duty to petition to be a relative and bar fees relative to posthumous citizenship for aliens killed on active duty, H4904 [4JN]

———waive certain marriage requirements for spouses of members killed on active duty to petition to be a relative and bar fees relative to posthumous citizenship for aliens killed on active duty (H.R. 1799), E775 [12AP]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (H.R. 3191), H9286 [8OC]

———provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians (H.R. 3360), E2104 [21OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspections (SENTRI) program funding through reductions in salaries and expenses, H5754-H5756 [24JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 775), H680 [13FE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, H9205-H9208 [2OC]

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (H.R. 3306), H9608 [16OC]

———establish two new categories of nonimmigrant workers (H.R. 2899), H7622 [25JY]

———give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (H.R. 3587), E2413 [22NO]

———make permanent Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (PortPASS) programs for border inspection and improve the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) program (H.R. 1353), E519 [19MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 832), E842 [1MY]

———provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (H.R. 1830), H4243 [19MY]

———repeal authorities relative to H-1B visas for temporary skilled workers (H.R. 2688), H6701 [14JY]

———restore fairness to immigration law (H.R. 47), E32 [8JA]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (H.R. 3604), E2449 [23NO]

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (H.R. 1983), E1076 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (S. 789), S4842 [3AP]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (S. 1628), S11680 [17SE]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 1545), S10673, S10674 [31JY], S11980 [25SE], S14315 [10NO]

Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (S. 986), S5730 [5MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, S4807 [3AP]

———authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, S4260 [21MR]

———authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (S. 460), S2856 [26FE], S2986 [27FE], S16051 [25NO]

Employment: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (S. 1452), S10574 [31JY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (S. 1645), S11834-S11858 [23SE]

———admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (S. 1635), S11686 [17SE]

———establish two new categories of nonimmigrant workers (S. 1461), S9969 [25JY]

———make permanent Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (PortPASS) programs for border inspection and improve the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) program (S. 1362), S8757 [26JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 1510), S10632, S10634 [31JY]

———restore fairness to immigration law, S14314 [10NO]

———U.S. authority to limit duration of L-1 visas for temporary skilled workers, S10101-S10104 [29JY]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: funding, S1135, S1136 [17JA]

Reports filed

Armed Forces Naturalization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1954) (H. Rept. 108-111), H4254 [19MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1954), S7926 [16JN]

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1545), S15975 [25NO]

Summaries

Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act (S. 1645), S11835-S11844 [23SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1954, Armed Forces Naturalization Act, H4899-H4901 [4JN]

S. 460, Dept. of Justice State Criminal Alien Assistance Program appropriations, S2856 [26FE], S16052 [25NO]

S. 789, Citizenship for Servicemembers Act, S4842 [3AP]

S. 940, Armed Forces Citizenship Act, S5490 [29AP]

S. 1461, Border Security and Immigration Improvement Act, S9970-S9973 [25JY]

S. 1510, Permanent Partners Immigration Act, S10632-S10634 [31JY]

S. 1645, Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act, S11845-S11855 [23SE]