S.Amdt. 1583

SA 1583. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1183 submitted by Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Hatch) 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 end of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle B of
title II, add the following:

SEC. 2216. IMMIGRANT CATEGORIES INELIGIBLE FOR UNITED STATES
CITIZENSHIP.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, aliens granted
registered provisional immigrant status under section 245B of
the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section
2101, including aliens described in section 245D(b)(1) of
such Act, and aliens granted blue card status under section
2211 are permanently ineligible to become naturalized
citizens of the United States, except for aliens granted
asylum pursuant to section 208 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158).
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