Asylee, Citizenship and the REAL ID Act
Below is an extract of Title I, Section 101 of the REAL ID Act (which I would assume is the version of the Bill as passed by the Senete today). My question is, if you read the text I identified by red (below), it says that the removal of the cap takes effect as if it was enacted on March 1, 2003. Why did they want to back date the enactment date of the Bill? What is the implication of the Bill on our waiting time for Citizenship? Assuming the Bill has exact language as herein under, and that the Bill is signed into law, is it reasonalbe to anticipate GC's backdated at least to March 2003 (for those of us who applied I-485 prior to March 2003?)
"(f) Removal of Caps- Section 209 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking `Service' and inserting `Department of Homeland Security'; and
(B) by striking `Attorney General' each place such term appears and inserting `Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking `Not more' and all that follows through `asylum who--' and inserting `The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, in the Secretary's or the Attorney General's discretion and under such regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney General may prescribe, may adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence the status of any alien granted asylum who--'; and
(B) in the matter following paragraph (5), by striking `Attorney General' and inserting `Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General'; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking `Attorney General' and inserting `Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General'.
(g) Effective Dates-
(1) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on March 1, 2003.[/I]
Below is an extract of Title I, Section 101 of the REAL ID Act (which I would assume is the version of the Bill as passed by the Senete today). My question is, if you read the text I identified by red (below), it says that the removal of the cap takes effect as if it was enacted on March 1, 2003. Why did they want to back date the enactment date of the Bill? What is the implication of the Bill on our waiting time for Citizenship? Assuming the Bill has exact language as herein under, and that the Bill is signed into law, is it reasonalbe to anticipate GC's backdated at least to March 2003 (for those of us who applied I-485 prior to March 2003?)
"(f) Removal of Caps- Section 209 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking `Service' and inserting `Department of Homeland Security'; and
(B) by striking `Attorney General' each place such term appears and inserting `Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking `Not more' and all that follows through `asylum who--' and inserting `The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, in the Secretary's or the Attorney General's discretion and under such regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney General may prescribe, may adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence the status of any alien granted asylum who--'; and
(B) in the matter following paragraph (5), by striking `Attorney General' and inserting `Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General'; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking `Attorney General' and inserting `Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General'.
(g) Effective Dates-
(1) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on March 1, 2003.[/I]
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