S.Amdt. 4111

SA 4111. Mr. SESSIONS 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:

SEC. . LIMITATION.

(a) The total number of aliens and dependents of such aliens who receive legal permanent resident status as a result of the provisions of title VI of this Act, or the amendments made by such title, shall not exceed a total of 7,000,000. If the number of aliens qualified to adjust to legal permanent resident status under Title VI of this Act exceeds 7,000,000, they shall still be eligible to receive a green card, but the total number of immigrants under subsection (b) shall he reduced by the total number of such qualified aliens in excess of 7,000,000.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), the total number of aliens and dependents of such aliens who receive legal permanent resident status shall not exceed 18,000,000 during each 10-year period beginning with the period extending from 2007 through 2016.”.