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Legislative Update

The following bills were recently introduced in Congress:

 

  • HR 2630, sponsored by Rep Sheila Jackson Lee [TX-18] (introduced 6/26/2003), to prevent commercial alien smuggling, and for other purposes.

 

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:h2630ih.txt.pdf

 

  • HR 2671, sponsored by Rep Charlie Norwood, Charlie [GA-9] (introduced 7/9/2003), to provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States.

 

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:h2671ih.txt.pdf

 

  • HR 2688, sponsored by Rep Thomas Tancredo [CO-6] (introduced 7/9/2003), to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal authorities relating to H1-B visas for temporary workers.

 

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:h2688ih.txt.pdf

 

  • HR 2702, sponsored by Rep Rosa DeLauro [CT-3] (introduced 7/10/2003), to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the admission of L-1 intra-company transferree nonimmigrants.

 

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:h2702ih.txt.pdf

 

  • S 1353, sponsored by Sen Sam Brownback [KS] (introduced 6/26/2003), a bill to establish new special immigrant categories.

 

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:s1353is.txt.pdf

 

  • S 1362, sponsored by Sen Barbara Boxer [CA] (introduced 6/26/2003), a bill to authorize the Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (Port PASS) as a permanent program for land border inspection under the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

 

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:s1362is.txt.pdf

 

  • S 1387, sponsored by Sen John Cornyn [TX] (introduced 7/10/2003), a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the establishment of guest worker programs, to provide for the adjustment of status of certain aliens unlawfully present in the United States to the status of a non-immigrant guest worker, and for other purposes.

 

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:s1387is.txt.pdf

 

 

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To see what immigration-related legislation is pending in Congress, visit our legislative chart at www.visalaw.com/advocacy.html.

 

 

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