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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2116
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 3, 2011
Ms. Hirono (for herself and Ms. Hanabusa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Filipino Veterans Family Reunification
Act of 2011
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Exemption from immigrant visa limit
Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Aliens who—
are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a); and
have a parent (regardless of whether the parent in living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to—
section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–649; 8 U.S.C. 1440 note); or
title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199).
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