S.Amdt. 4068

SA 4068. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2611, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 350, strike line 1 and all that follows through “inference.” on page 351, line 1, and insert the following:

“(II) Other documents.--An alien who is unable to submit a document described in subclause (I) may satisfy the requirement in clause (i) by submitting to the Secretary at least 2 other types of reliable documents that provide evidence of employment for each required period of employment, including--

“(aa) bank records;

“(bb) business records;

“(cc) sworn affidavits from non-relatives who have direct knowledge of the alien's work, including the name, address, and phone number of the affiant, the nature and duration of the relationship between the affiant and the alien, and other verification information; or

“(dd) remittance records.

“(v) Burden of proof.--An alien applying for adjustment of status under this subsection has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the alien has satisfied the employment requirements in clause (i).

Beginning on page 366, strike line 9 and all that follows to page 368, line 16.

On page 374, line 22, insert after “work” the following: “, including the name, address, and phone number of the affiant, the nature and duration of the relationship between the affiant and the alien, and other verification information”.

At page 391, line 25, strike “deferred mandatory departure status” and replace with “any benefit under this title”.

At page 392, line 12, strike “deferred mandatory departure status” and replace with “any benefit under this title”.

At page 393, lines 6-7, strike “deferred mandatory departure status” and replace with “any benefit under this title.”

At page 393, lines 11-12, strike “deferred mandatory departure status” and replace with “any benefit under this title”.

At page 392, lines 8-9, strike “deferred mandatory departure status” and replace with “any benefit under this title”.

Insert at page 392, line 23: “(r) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that denials of any benefit under this title are subject to supervisory review and approval.”