S. 672 Support

Child Status Protection Act: Introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), S. 672 amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the continued classification of certain aliens as children in cases where the aliens “age out” while awaiting immigration processing.

S. 562 Support

Working Families Registry Act: Introduced by Senator Harry Reid (D-NE), S.562 amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to update the registry date from 1972 to 1986, thereby extending the admission date for permanent residence for certain aliens. The bill also adds one year extensions starting in Jan. 2002 through Jan. 2006 thereby bringing the registry date to 1991 in the year 2006

H.R. 1892 Support

Family Sponsor Immigration Act: Introduced by Representative Calvert (R-CA), H.R. 1892 amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died and the Attorney General has determined for humanitarian reasons that the original sponsor’s classification petition should not be revoked.

H.R. 1209 Support

Child Status Protection Act of 2001: Introduced by Representative George Gekas (R PA), H.R.1209 amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to determine whether an alien is a child, for the family of U.S. citizens only, based on the age of the alien at the time that a petition to classify them is filed or at time that they became eligible for immediate relative status.

S. 121 Support

Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2001: Introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D- CA), S.121 would establish an Office of Children's Services within the Department of Justice to coordinate and implement government actions involving unaccompanied alien children.

H.R. 1918 Support

Student Adjustment Act of 2001: Introduced by Representatives Chris Canon (R-UT) and Howard Berman (D-CA), H.R. 1918 amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to cancel the removal, and adjust the status of certain alien college-bound students who are long-term U.S. residents, and amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit states to determine state residency for higher education tuition.

H.R. 1904 Support

Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2001: Introduced by Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Chris Cannon (R-UT), H.R. 1904 would establish an Office of Children's Services within the Department of Justice to coordinate and implement Government actions involving unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1582 Support

Immigrant Children’s Educational Advancement and Dropout Prevention Act of 2001: Introduced by Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), H.R.1582 amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to adjust the status of certain long-staying alien children, to lower high school drop out rates for certain immigrant children, and to restore the right of State and local governments to decide whom they will admit to their State and local colleges and universities.

S.955 Support

Immigrant Fairness Restoration Act of 2001: Introduced by Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Bob Graham (D-FL), and 8 co-sponsors, S. 955 would provide comprehensive reform of the 1996 immigration laws, including: the elimination of mandatory and indefinite detention; eliminating the bars to admissibility for unlawful presence; restoring waivers of certain grounds on inadmissibility established by the 1996 laws; and restoring due process, proportionality, judicial discretion, and judicial review to immigration law.

H.R. 2113 Oppose

Secret Evidence Rule: Introduced by Representative Rohrabacher (R-), H.R. 2113 to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that no permanent resident alien or alien in the United States with an unexpired visa is removed or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien.

H.R. 1452 Support

Cancellation of Removal Reform Bill: Introduced by Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass), H.R. 1452 amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the eligibility of certain long-term permanent resident aliens to seek cancellation of removal, and to reform some of the harsher provisions of IIRIRA.

H.R. 1266 Support

Secret Evidence Repeal Act of 2001: Introduced by Representative David Bonior (D-MI), H.R. 1266 ensures that no alien is removed, denied a benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien.

H.R. 87 Support

Keeping Families Together Act of 2001. Introduced by Representative Bob Filner (D-CA), H.R. 87 amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

S. 656 Support

Liberians Adjustment: Introduced by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), S. 656 provides for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residents.

H.R. 1806 Support

Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2001. Introduced by Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I), with 26 co-sponsors, H.R. 1806 provides for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residence.

H.R. 707 Support

Central American and Haitian Adjustment Act of 1999:Introduced by Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ), H.R. 707 amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to provide to certain nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status under that act.

H.R. 348 Support

Central American and Haitian Adjustment Act of 1999: Introduced by Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), H.R.348 amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to provide to certain nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status under that act.

H.R. 1562 Support

Immigration Restructuring and Accountability Act of 2001. Introduced by Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX). A bill to replace the Immigration and Naturalization Service with the Office of the Associate Attorney General for Immigration Affairs, the Bureau of Immigration Services, and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement, and for other purposes.

S.778 Support

245(i) Extension: Introduced by Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE), with 6 original co-sponsors, S.778 would 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 April 30, 2002.

H.R. 1885 No position

Section 245(i) Extension Act of 2001: Introduced by Representative George Gekas (R-PA), with 3 original co-sponsors, H.R. 1885 would 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.

H.R. 1713 Support

245(i) Restoration: Introduced by Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), with 14 original co-sponsors, H.R.1713 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore the scope of eligibility for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of that act to that in effect before November 1997.

H.R. 1615 Support

245(i) Extension: Introduced by Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), H.R. 1615 would 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 from April 30, 2001 to April 30, 2002.

H.R. 1242 Support

245(i) Extension: Introduced by Representative Peter King (R-NY), H.R. 1242 would 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 October 31, 2001.

H.R. 1195 Support

245(i) Extension: Introduced by Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY), H.R. 1195 expands 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 April 30, 2002.

H.R. 190 Oppose

Clarifies the Effect on the Citizenship of an Individual Born in the United States: Introduced by Representative Bob Stump (R-AZ), H.R. 190 declares that a person born in the U.S. to a mother who is a U.S. citizen, national or immigrant and is eligible to become or is a citizen or national of a country which either of his or her natural parents is a citizen or national, is not a U.S. citizen solely by virtue of being born in the U.S.