Immigration : Adjustment to Permanent Resident Status Under Section 245(i).
Provides background on Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows legal aliens to adjust their status to permanent residents upon becoming eligible, without obtaining an immigrant visa. Reviews the addition of subsection (i) which extended the same opportunity to illegal immigr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2003.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Provides background on Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows legal aliens to adjust their status to permanent residents upon becoming eligible, without obtaining an immigrant visa. Reviews the addition of subsection (i) which extended the same opportunity to illegal immigrants, the debate on extending the section, the immigration status of prospective beneficiaries, legislation in 107th and 108th Congresses, and pro/con arguments. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |