A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for additional immigrant visa numbers for natives of certain foreign states which have had a significant decrease in immigration to the United States.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 21, 1986)
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make additional immigrant visas available to aliens of a country whose modified average number of U.S. entry visas during 1956 through 1965 exceeded FY 1984 levels.
Allocates such additional visas under the current preference category system. Allocates any remaining unused visas: (1) first, to such preference categories without regard to numerical limits; and (2) second, to nonpreference aliens not to exceed 5,000 per fiscal year.
What just happenedMar 21, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Mar 21, 1986IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 21, 1986IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate