BIPARTISAN BILL INTRODUCED TO REVERSE HARSHEST PROVISIONS OF 1996 IMMIGRATION LAW

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BIPARTISAN BILL INTRODUCED TO REVERSE HARSHEST PROVISIONS OF 1996 IMMIGRATION LAW
Miami Republican Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart. Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank and Dallas Democrat Martin Frost have introduced H.R. 1485, a major piece of legislation that would overturn some of the toughest provisions of the 1996 immigration act. The bill would 
restore relief for long term US residents who commit certain aggravated felonies 
restore relief for deportable aliens in cases of humanitarian concern or for a significant public benefit 
restore the old suspension of deportation rules that allowed people with seven years of continuous residence, good moral character and whose deportation would cause an extreme hardship to receive relief from deportation. 
According to Congressman Diaz-Balart, "The 1996 act, although well-intentioned, has created a deportation system that no longer passes the common-sense test and has resulted in extreme hardship for many families…" Diaz-Balart says H.R. 1485 is a "step toward solving this problem of systematic injustice."
The bill is likely to be opposed by powerful House Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Lamar Smith.

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