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Senator Hillary Clinton(democrat) & Senator Hagel(Republican) will announce an ammendment to the immigration bill. The press conference is scheduled for 11 am on Wednesday.
Background
As the debate over immigration reform continues in the Senate, the focus remains on family immigration, which has been a cornerstone of the U.S. immigration system for many years. The Senate bill, in its current form, will eliminate the family preference system and replace it with an untested merit-based system which devalues families and emphasizes high-skilled workers. Tomorrow, the Senate is expected to vote on amendments that will uphold our family immigration system. Please contact your Senators and urge them to support amendments that will protect immigrant families.
Senators Menendez, Clinton, and Dodd are sponsoring family amendments that will respectively change the “cut-off” date for clearing the backlog in family immigration, include minor children and spouses of lawful permanent residents in the “immediate relative category”, and increase the annual cap of green cards to allow foreign-born parents to remain in the U.S. for a longer period of time. The passage of these amendments is critical for the Senate to enact true comprehensive immigrant reform.
Background
As the debate over immigration reform continues in the Senate, the focus remains on family immigration, which has been a cornerstone of the U.S. immigration system for many years. The Senate bill, in its current form, will eliminate the family preference system and replace it with an untested merit-based system which devalues families and emphasizes high-skilled workers. Tomorrow, the Senate is expected to vote on amendments that will uphold our family immigration system. Please contact your Senators and urge them to support amendments that will protect immigrant families.
Senators Menendez, Clinton, and Dodd are sponsoring family amendments that will respectively change the “cut-off” date for clearing the backlog in family immigration, include minor children and spouses of lawful permanent residents in the “immediate relative category”, and increase the annual cap of green cards to allow foreign-born parents to remain in the U.S. for a longer period of time. The passage of these amendments is critical for the Senate to enact true comprehensive immigrant reform.