To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for a child born abroad and out of wedlock to acquire citizenship based on the citizenship of the child's father, and for other purposes.
To modify the requirements applicable to the admission into the United States of H-1C nonimmigrant registered nurses, and for other purposes.
To prevent commercial alien smuggling, and for other purposes.
To expand the class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reunify families, permit earned access to permanent resident status, provide protection against unfair immigration-related employment practices, reform the diversity visa program, provide adjustment of status for Haitians and Liberian nationals, and for other purposes.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens.
H.R. 251, the Preserving Educational Opportunities for Immigrant Children Act, would reward certain illegal aliens under the age of 18 with amnesty -- an estimated 500,000 to 600,000 illegal aliens would qualify for this amnesty. It would also reward certain illegal aliens under the age of 18 with in-state tuition rates for their postsecondary education.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt elementary and secondary schools from the fee imposed on employers filing petitions with respect to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program.
To designate Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Somalia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Maldives, Tanzania, Seychelles, Bangladesh, and Kenya under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to render nationals of such foreign states eligible for temporary protected status under such section.
H.R. 98, the Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act, would increase penalties against employers who hire illegal aliens and require employers to verify the legal status of potential employees who will be required to hold new Social Security cards with biometric identifiers. In addition, H.R. 98 calls for hiring 10,000 new Homeland Security Department investigators to enforce the law.