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See other Immigration ArticlesTitle: Review Of The 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act'
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Published: May 29, 2007
Author: Ted Twietmeyer
Post Date: 2007-05-29 10:22:59 by robin
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Review Of The 'Comprehensive
Immigration Reform Act'
From Ted Twietmeyer
5-28-7 - After a simple review, one can easily see that this Bill is more like an illegal alien's bill of rights than 'immigration reform.' If you are a US citizen, do you have all the rights and benefits in this bill, too?
- First, I was determined to see if the rumor was true that DHS will be approving everyone to have or keep a job, both citizen and non- citizen alike in the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006. [1] To my surprise this approval only applies to aliens and foreign workers desiring to work in the United States or to stay here.
- However - there are more surprises buried deep within the huge 616 page Bill that no one talks about. For example, if an alien serves just two years in the military they can become a US citizen. All the other requirements for them to become a US citizen as stated in this Bill don't apply. It's also unlikely that Congress will read all of this Bill themselves, but instead rely on their aides and assistants to do it for them. The unconstitutional Patriot Act is another good example of Congress not doing due dilligence.
- There are no words to describe the obsurdity of this Bill - so I've included exact excerpts from it for you to read yourself. The table of contents alone is 6 pages and is single spaced so it is not included.
- QUICK SUMMARY
- A large part of the Bill is dedicated to certifications, fines, punishments, and civil and criminal declarations for breaking laws it defines. This is not included below. Most of the first 200+ pages is regarding the "border fence" and states that depending on the location, the fence will extend from either 2 miles or up to 10 miles on either side of a border town or city. As though that will be of much help...
- NOTES FOR READING
- Page numbers are added to indicate the source text and are prefaced with the word "PAGE." Any comments are preceded by *** for clarity. In any Bill every sentence begins with a number to identify it on a page. These are also included. Note in the title, a vague reference to "other purposes" which is never defined in the Bill anywhere.
- EXTRACT START
- Calendar No. 414
- 109TH CONGRESS
- 2D SESSION S. 2611
- A BILL
- To provide for comprehensive immigration reform
- and for other purposes.
- APRIL 24, 2006
- Read the second time and placed on the calendar
______- PAGE 288
- 10 SEC. 407. RECRUITMENT OF UNITED STATES WORKERS.
- 11 (a) ELECTRONIC JOB REGISTRY.-The Secretary of
- 12 Labor shall establish a publicly accessible Web page on
- 13 the Internet website of the Department of Labor that provides
- 14 a single Internet link to each State workforce agency's
- 15 statewide electronic registry of jobs available through
- 16 out the United States to United States workers.
- 17 (b) RECRUITMENT OF UNITED STATES WORKERS.-
- 18 (1) POSTING.-An employer shall attest that
- 19 the employer has posted an employment opportunity
- 20 at a prevailing wage level (as described in section
- 21 218B(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality
- 22 Act).
- *** ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE
- 17 SEC. 408. TEMPORARY GUEST WORKER VISA PROGRAM
- 18 TASK FORCE.19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established a task
- 20 force to be known as the ''Temporary Worker Task
- 21 Force'' (referred to in this section as the ''Task Force'').
- 22 (b) PURPOSES.-The purposes of the Task Force
- 23 are-
- 24 (1) to study the impact of the admission of
- 25 aliens under section 101(a)(15)(ii)(c) on the wages,
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- 1 working conditions, and employment of United
- 2 States workers; and
- 3 (2) to make recommendations to the Secretary
- 4 of Labor regarding the need for an annual numerical
- 5 limitation on the number of aliens that may be admitted
- 6 any fiscal year under section
- 7 101(a)(15)(ii)(c).
- 8 (c) MEMBERSHIP.-
- 9 (1) IN GENERAL.-The Task Force shall be
- 10 composed of 10 members, of whom-
- 11 (A) 1 shall be appointed by the President
- 12 and shall serve as chairman of the Task Force;
- 13 (B) 1 shall be appointed by the leader of
- 14 the minority party in the Senate, in consultation
- 15 with the leader of the minority party in the
- 16 House of Representatives, and shall serve as
- 17 vice chairman of the Task Force;
- 18 (C) 2 shall be appointed by the majority
- 19 leader of the Senate;
- 20 (D) 2 shall be appointed by the minority
- 21 leader of the Senate;
- 22 (E) 2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of
- 23 the House of Representatives; and
- 24 (F) 2 shall be appointed by the minority
- 25 leader of the House of Representatives.
- 1 (2) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.-All members
- 2 of the Task Force shall be appointed not later
- 3 than 6 months after the date of the enactment of
- 4 this Act.
- 5 (h) ADJUSTMENT TO LAWFUL PERMANENT RESI6
- DENT STATUS.-Section 245 (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended
- 7 by adding at the end the following:
- 8 ''(n)(1) For purposes of adjustment of status under
- 9 subsection (a), employment-based immigrant visas shall be
- 10 made available to an alien having nonimmigrant status described
- 11 in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) upon the filing of
- 12 a petition for such a visa-
- 13 ''(A) by the alien's employer; or
- 14 ''(B) by the alien, if the alien has maintained
- 15 such nonimmigrant status in the United States for
- 16 a cumulative total of 4 years.
- 17 ''(2) An alien having nonimmigrant status described
- 18 in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) may not apply for adjust19
- ment of status under this section unless the alien-
- 20 ''(A) is physically present in the United States;
- 21 and
- 22 ''(B) the alien establishes that the alien-
- 23 ''(i) meets the requirements of section 312;
- 24 or
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- 1 ''(ii) is satisfactorily pursuing a course of
- 2 study to achieve such an understanding of
- 3 English and knowledge and understanding of
- 4 the history and government of the United
- 5 States.
- 6 ''(3) An alien who demonstrates that the alien meets
- 7 the requirements of section 312 may be considered to have
- 8 satisfied the requirements of that section for purposes of
- 9 becoming naturalized as a citizen of the United States
- 10 under title III.
- *** NOTE THE KEY WORD BELOW - "NONIMMIGRANTS:"
- 13 (b) NUMERICAL LIMITATION.-Section 214(k)(1) (8
- 14 U.S.C. 1184(k)(1)) is amended by striking ''The number
- 15 of aliens'' and all that follows through the period and inserting
- 16 the following: ''The number of aliens who may be
- 17 provided a visa as nonimmigrants under section
- 18 101(a)(15)(S) in any fiscal year may not exceed 1,000.''.
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- PAGE 303
- *** NEW FACILITY REQUIRED AND A BUSINESS PLAN - HOW HARD IS THAT?
- *** NEITHER ARE WELL DEFINED:
- 1 ''(G)(i) If the beneficiary of a petition under
- 2 this subsection is coming to the United States to
- 3 open, or be employed in, a new facility, the petition
- 4 may be approved for a period not to exceed
- 5 12 months only if the employer operating the new facility
- 6 has-
- 7 ''(I) a business plan;
- 8 ''(II) sufficient physical premises to carry
- 9 out the proposed business activities; and
- 10 ''(III) the financial ability to commence
- 11 doing business immediately upon the approval
- 12 of the petition.
- 13 ''(ii) An extension of the approval period under
- 14 clause (i) may not be granted until the importing
- 15 employer submits to the Secretary of Homeland
- 16 Security-
- 17 ''(I) evidence that the importing employer
- 18 meets the requirements of this subsection;
- 19 ''(II) evidence that the beneficiary meets
- 20 the requirements of section 101(a)(15)(L);
- 21 ''(III) a statement summarizing the
- 22 original petition;
- 23 ''(IV) evidence that the importing employer
- 24 has fully complied with the business plan
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- 1 ''(V) evidence of the truthfulness of any
- 2 representations made in connection with the
- 3 filing of the original petition;
- 4 ''(VI) evidence that the importing
- 5 employer, during the previous 12 months, has been
- 6 doing business at the new facility through
- 7 regular, systematic, and continuous provision of
- 8 goods or services, or has otherwise been taking
- 9 commercially reasonable steps to establish the
- 10 new facility as a commercial enterprise;
- 11 ''(VII) a statement of the duties the
- 12 beneficiary has performed at the new facility during
- 13 the previous 12 months and the duties the
- 14 beneficiary will perform at the new facility during
- 15 the extension period approved under this clause;
- 16 ''(VIII) a statement describing the staffing
- 17 at the new facility, including the number of
- 18 employees and the types of positions held by such
- 19 employees;
- 20 ''(IX) evidence of wages paid to employees
- 21 if the beneficiary will be employed in a managerial
- 22 or executive capacity;
- 23 ''(X) evidence of the financial status of the
- 24 new facility; and
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- 6 SEC. 412. COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATORS.
- 7 The Secretary of Labor shall, subject to the
- 8 availability of appropriations for such purpose, annually
- 9 increase, by not less than 2,000, the number of positions
- 10 for compliance investigators dedicated to enforcing
- 11 compliance with this title, and the amendments made by this
- 12 title.
- *** WEASEL-WORDING TO DEFINE THE WORD "SUM"
- ELIMINATION OF EXISTING BACKLOGS.
- 3 (a) FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.-Section
- 4 201(c) (8 U.S.C. 1151(c)) is amended to read as follows:
- 5 ''(c) WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF FAMILY-SPONSORED
- 6 IMMIGRANTS.-The worldwide level of family-sponsored
- 7 immigrants under this subsection for a fiscal year is equal
- 8 to the sum of-
- 9 ''(1) 480,000;
- 10 ''(2) the difference between the maximum
- 11 number of visas authorized to be issued under this
- 12 subsection during the previous fiscal year and the
- 13 number of visas issued during the previous fiscal year;
- 14 ''(3) the difference between-
- 15 ''(A) the maximum number of visas
- 16 authorized to be issued under this subsection
- 17 during fiscal years 2001 through 2005 minus the
- 18 number of visas issued under this subsection
- 19 during those fiscal years; and
- 20 ''(B) the number of visas calculated under
- 21 subparagraph (A) that were issued after fiscal
- 22 year 2005.''.
- *** ALIENS UNDERGO FINGERPRINT CHECKS - BUT WILL THEY DO IT?
- ''(G) SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
- 6 CLEARANCES.-The alien shall submit
- 7 fingerprints in accordance with procedures
- 8 established by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
- 9 Such fingerprints shall be submitted to relevant
- 10 Federal agencies to be checked against existing
- 11 databases for information relating to criminal,
- 12 national security, or other law enforcement
- 13 actions that would render the alien ineligible for
- 14 adjustment of status under this subsection. The
- 15 relevant Federal agencies shall work to ensure
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