S.Amdt. 1991

SA 1991. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow the premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA
continuation coverage; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT FAMILY UNITY SHOULD CONTINUE
TO BE A GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF UNITED STATES
IMMIGRATION SYSTEM.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The family is the bedrock of society in the United
States.
(2) From time immemorial, families have served as a source
of emotional support and economic security.
(3) Courageous people living in difficult circumstances
often immigrate to the United States in order to make a
better life for themselves and their families.
(4) Once such immigrants succeed and establish themselves
as part of their communities in the United States, they want
to help the families they left behind, and want their
families to join them and provide succor and support.
(5) Families have proven to be a key factor in the
successful integration of immigrant families into life in the
United States.
(6) The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 recognized
that families should not be kept apart based on the places
close relatives were born.

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(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) family unity should continue to be a guiding principle
of the legal immigration system of the United States; and
(2) elimination or reduction of the number of family-based
visas or family-based Green Cards would have a negative
effect on the United States as a whole.
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