b2bhandshake@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Why is it that only Republicans are sup****ting this bill that aims at
> 'Family Unity'??
Huh? Have you looked at the list?
--ag
>
> Fact: US Congress and Senate's Judiciary committee will be
> considering Immigration issues soon, including bills HR1823 (for V
> Visa) and HR4448.
>
> The issue is simple: Legal Permanent Residents who have opted to get
> married to foreigners are unable to be united with their spouses and
> young families. The foreign spouse of a US Green Card holder must wait
> for approval of an 'immigrant visa' from the State Department before
> entering the US. Due to a backlog in processing, such visas can take a
> upwards of five years to be approved. In the interim, the spouse cannot
> enter the US on any other visas, or as visitors. LPRs are in a uniquely
> disadvantaged situation:
> * Visitors and non-immigrants coming to the US on tem****ary visas for
> work, business or studies (including on H1, L1, B, and F1 visas) can
> sponsor their dependant spouses to travel along with them.
> * American Citizens can sponsor their spouses to come to the US in
> non-immigrant status and then convert to an immigrant status under the
> Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (the "LIFE Act")
>
> Bills HR 1823 and HR 4448 are currently in the US congress remain
> unnoticed by most lawmakers. The proposal for reviving the visa is
> based on something that has little controversy - family unity.
>
> Extract From: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HR1823:@[EMAIL
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>
> H.R.1823
> Title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the
> provisions governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of
> permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant
> visa, and for other purposes.
> Sponsor: Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] (introduced 4/26/2005)
> Cosponsors (10)
> Latest Major Action: 4/26/2005 Referred to House committee. Status:
> Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
>
> COSPONSORS(10), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:
> (Sort: by date)
> Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] - 7/11/2005
> Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 5/5/2005
>
> Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 1/31/2006
> Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 7/20/2005
> Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 4/26/2005 Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] -
> 10/27/2005
>
> Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] - 6/7/2005
> Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 6/13/2005
>
> Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 10/25/2005 Rep Stark, Fortney Pete
> [CA-13] - 9/6/2005
>
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Artie Gold -- Austin, Texas
http://goldsays.blogspot.com
"You can't KISS* unless you MISS**"
[*-Keep it simple, stupid. **-Make it simple, stupid.]
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