S.Amdt. 1332
What it does: Adds SEC. ____. CHANGES TO EXISTING VISA PROGRAMS wherever appropriate
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)What it changes
1 change to S. 744
Adds SEC. ____. CHANGES TO EXISTING VISA PROGRAMS wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ____. CHANGES TO EXISTING VISA PROGRAMS.
Inserted: (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "No New Pathway to Citizenship Act".
Inserted: (b) Registered Provisional Immigrant Status Suspended.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not process applications for registered provisional immigrant status pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act.
Inserted: (c) Blue Card Status Suspended.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not process applications for blue card status pursuant to section 2211 of this Act.
Inserted: (d) All Numerical Caps to Employment-based Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Categories Suspended.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all numerical caps on the numbers of visas allowed to be issued in different categories of nonimmigrant visas and employment-based immigrant visas pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), as amended by this Act, are null and void.
Inserted: (e) Suspension of Government Mandated Wages.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all wage requirements and authority in the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by this Act, are null and void.
Inserted: (f) Employers Certify Employment Needs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by this Act, employers shall be permitted to certify to the Federal Government a numerical need for employees and shall be allowed visa allocations to fill the numbers requested by the employer.
Inserted: (g) Individuals Eligible for Registered Provisional Status or Blue Card Status Eligible for Work Visa.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all persons eligible for the suspended registered provisional immigrant status pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act, and all persons eligible for the suspended blue card status pursuant to section 2211 of this Act shall be deemed eligible for the existing immigrant and non-immigrant visa programs.
Inserted: (h) No Bar to Existing Adjustment of Status.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all persons eligible for the suspended registered provisional immigrant status pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act, and all persons eligible for the suspended blue card status pursuant to section 2211 of this Act shall be allowed to file paperwork to adjust status from nonimmigrant to immigrant or any work visa status.
Inserted: (i) Time Period for Application.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all persons eligible for the suspended registered provisional immigrant status pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act, and all persons eligible for the suspended blue card status pursuant to section 2211 of this Act shall be and are prima facie eligible for a work visa and may not be removed by the Secretary for a period of 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be allowed to apply for an existing visa.
Inserted: (j) No Special Preference for Undocumented Individuals Pathway to Citizenship.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all persons eligible for the suspended registered provisional immigrant status pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act, and all persons eligible for the suspended blue card status pursuant to section 2211 of this Act shall not be granted special preference with regard to permanent resident status or United States citizenship.
Inserted: (k) Applicants Can Stay in United States While Applying for Visa.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all persons eligible for the suspended registered provisional immigrant status pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act, and all persons eligible for the suspended blue card status pursuant to section 2211 of this Act shall be allowed to apply for immigrant visas simultaneously without having to leave the country and subject to existing law, as amended by this Act, to petition for legal permanent resident status and citizenship if they qualify under this Act or the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended.
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Inserted: (l) Rule of Construction.--Section 245C(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 2102, shall apply to all persons eligible for the suspended registered provisional immigrant and suspended blue card status seeking to adjust status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
Inserted: (m) Cap on Refugees and Asylees.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total cap on aliens admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) and granted asylum under section 208 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), as amended by this Act, shall be 50,000 per year.
Inserted: (n) Refugees and Asylees Eligible for Welfare for One Year.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, aliens admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) or granted asylum under section 208 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), as amended by this Act, shall not be eligible for any assistance, any Federal means tested welfare benefits, or the earned income tax credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, after the date that is 1 year after the date on which the alien is admitted to the United States under such section 207 or granted asylum under such section 208.
Inserted: (o) Refugees and Asylees Barriers to Work.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all Federal legal barriers to work for aliens admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) and granted asylum under section 208 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), as amended by this Act, shall be null and void.
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SA 1332. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ____. CHANGES TO EXISTING VISA PROGRAMS.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the “No New Pathway to Citizenship Act”.
(b) Registered Provisional Immigrant Status Suspended.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not process applications for registered provisional immigrant status pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act.
(c) Blue Card Status Suspended.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not process applications for blue card status pursuant to section 2211 of this Act.
(d) All Numerical Caps to Employment-based Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Categories Suspended.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all numerical caps on the numbers of visas allowed to be issued in different categories of nonimmigrant visas and employment-based immigrant visas pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), as amended by this Act, are null and void.
(e) Suspension of Government Mandated Wages.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all wage requirements and authority in the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by this Act, are null and void.
(f) Employers Certify Employment Needs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by this Act, employers shall be permitted to certify to the Federal Government a numerical need for employees and shall be allowed visa allocations to fill the numbers requested by the employer.
(g) Individuals Eligible for Registered Provisional Status or Blue Card Status Eligible for Work Visa.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all persons eligible for the suspended registered provisional immigrant status pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act, and all persons eligible for the suspended blue card status pursuant to section 2211 of this Act shall be deemed eligible for the existing immigrant and non-immigrant visa programs.
(h) No Bar to Existing Adjustment of Status.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all persons eligible for the suspended registered provisional immigrant status pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act, and all persons eligible for the suspended blue card status pursuant to section 2211 of this Act shall be allowed to file paperwork to adjust status from nonimmigrant to immigrant or any work visa status.
(i) Time Period for Application.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all persons eligible for the suspended registered provisional immigrant status pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act, and all persons eligible for the suspended blue card status pursuant to section 2211 of this Act shall be and are prima facie eligible for a work visa and may not be removed by the Secretary for a period of 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be allowed to apply for an existing visa.
(j) No Special Preference for Undocumented Individuals Pathway to Citizenship.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all persons eligible for the suspended registered provisional immigrant status pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act, and all persons eligible for the suspended blue card status pursuant to section 2211 of this Act shall not be granted special preference with regard to permanent resident status or United States citizenship.
(k) Applicants Can Stay in United States While Applying for Visa.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all persons eligible for the suspended registered provisional immigrant status pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act, and all persons eligible for the suspended blue card status pursuant to section 2211 of this Act shall be allowed to apply for immigrant visas simultaneously without having to leave the country and subject to existing law, as amended by this Act, to petition for legal permanent resident status and citizenship if they qualify under this Act or the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended.
(l) Rule of Construction.--Section 245C(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 2102, shall apply to all persons eligible for the suspended registered provisional immigrant and suspended blue card status seeking to adjust status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
(m) Cap on Refugees and Asylees.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total cap on aliens admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) and granted asylum under section 208 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), as amended by this Act, shall be 50,000 per year.
(n) Refugees and Asylees Eligible for Welfare for One Year.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, aliens admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) or granted asylum under section 208 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), as amended by this Act, shall not be eligible for any assistance, any Federal means tested welfare benefits, or the earned income tax credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, after the date that is 1 year after the date on which the alien is admitted to the United States under such section 207 or granted asylum under such section 208.
(o) Refugees and Asylees Barriers to Work.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all Federal legal barriers to work for aliens admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) and granted asylum under section 208 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), as amended by this Act, shall be null and void.
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June 18, 2013