S.Amdt. 3547
What it does: Inserts new text at the end of section 403(a)
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)What it changes
1 change to S. 2454 · shown in the bill's text
Inserts new text at the end of section 403(a)
InsertsIn S. 2454 · Placed on Calendar Senate
"(4) Brothers and sisters of citizens.--Qualified immigrants who are the brothers or sisters of a citizen of the United States who is at least 21 years of age shall be allocated visas in a quantity not to exceed 30 percent of the worldwide level.".
Inserted: (3) Limitation on granting of visas to h-2c nonimmigrants.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or the amendments made by this Act, the Secretary may not grant a temporary visa to an alien described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by section 402(a), pursuant to section 218A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by paragraph (1), until after the date that the Secretary certifies to Congress that--
Inserted: (A) the Electronic Employment Verification System described in section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by section 301(a), is fully operational;
Inserted: (B) the number of full-time employees who investigate compliance with immigration laws related to the hiring of aliens within the Department is increased by not less than 2,000 more than the number of such employees within the Department on the date of the enactment of this Act and that such employees have received appropriate training;
Inserted: (C) the number of full-time, active-duty border patrol agents within the Department is increased by not less than 2,500 more than the number of such agents within the Department on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
Inserted: (D) additional detention facilities to detain unlawful aliens apprehended in United States have been constructed or obtained and the personnel to operate such facilities have been hired, trained, and deployed so that the number of detention bed spaces available is increased by not less than 2,000 more than the number of such beds available on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Original wording
At the end of subsection (a) of section 403, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 3547. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subsection (a) of section 403, insert the following:
(3) Limitation on granting of visas to h-2c nonimmigrants.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or the amendments made by this Act, the Secretary may not grant a temporary visa to an alien described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by section 402(a), pursuant to section 218A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by paragraph (1), until after the date that the Secretary certifies to Congress that--
(A) the Electronic Employment Verification System described in section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by section 301(a), is fully operational;
(B) the number of full-time employees who investigate compliance with immigration laws related to the hiring of aliens within the Department is increased by not less than 2,000 more than the number of such employees within the Department on the date of the enactment of this Act and that such employees have received appropriate training;
(C) the number of full-time, active-duty border patrol agents within the Department is increased by not less than 2,500 more than the number of such agents within the Department on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(D) additional detention facilities to detain unlawful aliens apprehended in United States have been constructed or obtained and the personnel to operate such facilities have been hired, trained, and deployed so that the number of detention bed spaces available is increased by not less than 2,000 more than the number of such beds available on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Senate amendment submitted
April 6, 2006