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United States · United States Congress · 21 October 1988
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the naturalization of certain Filipino World War II veterans.
United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1988
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of State, along with the United States Information Agency, shall maintain a consistent policy concerning the granting, modification, and renewal of student visas, without regard to the countries of origin of the foreign student applicants.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1988
Immigration Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to extend through FY 1990 (at increased levels) additional visas for nonpreference immigrants. Makes specified numbers of visas available in FY 1990 and 1991 to immigrants from underrepresented countries (as defined by this Act). Extends H-1 status for certain registered nurses through December 31, 1989.
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1988
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the Attorney General's authority to detain an alien mother with a dependent child (two years or younger) subject to deportation (with specified exceptions) unless such detention is in connection with the alien's immediate departure from the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1988
Immigration Nursing Relief Act of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant special immigrant status to an immigrant (and accompanying spouse and children): (1) who entered the United States before January 1, 1988, as a nonimmigrant to perform services as a registered nurse; (2) who is working in such capacity with a valid visa as of the date of enactment of this Act; and (3) with respect to whom a labor certification has been filed prior to the granting of special immigrant status. Sets forth the following conditions for admission of nonimmigrant nurses during the five-year period beginning on April 1, 1989: (1) a professional nursing license from the country where the alien studied nursing or a degree from a U.S. or Canadian nursing school; (2) completion of an appropriate examination or possession of a license in the State of intended employment; (3) such alien's employment will not adversely affect wages and working conditions of similarly employed nurses; (4) a substantial disruption of the hiring health facility's services will occur without the services of such alien; (5) the facility has taken steps toward recruitment and retention of U.S. citizens or immigrant nurses; and (6) there is no ongoing labor dispute or related activity at such facility. Provides for an initial admission period of up to three years, with extensions up to a five-year total (six years under extraordinary circumstances). Directs the Secretary of Labor to provide for the appointment by April 1, 1990, of an advisory group to advise the Secretary: (1) concerning the impact of this Act on the nursing shortage; (2) regarding programs to recruit U.S. citizens or immigrant nurses; and (3) regarding the advisability of extending the provisions of this Act beyond April 1, 1994. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study and report to the Congress by April 1, 1991, regarding the amendments made by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1988
Legal Immigration Reform Act of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the numerical limitations on total lawful admissions. Sets worldwide immigration levels in three immigrant categories: (1) family-based; (2) employment-based; and (3) independent. Revises the preference system for the allocation of immigrant visas for such categories. Establishes a Select Review Commission on Legal Immigration Reform to review the impact of this Act and report its conclusions to the President and the Congress. Specifies particular considerations to be addressed. Terminates the Commission on the due date of the report, but allows it to function through FY 1992 to wrap up its activities. Provides for transitional levels of visas for spouses and children of legalized aliens through FY 1994 and additional numbers of visas for second preference immigrants through FY 1991. Makes a specific number of immigrant visas available in FY 1990 and 1991 to natives of underrepresented countries. Shortens from five years to three years the usual period of lawful permanent residence required for naturalization. Waives certain naturalization requirements for natives of the Philippines who served honorably in an active-duty status in the armed forces of the United States during World War II.
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1988
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the naturalization of an alien who has served at least three years in the U.S. armed forces.
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1988
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the U.S. Government should make every effort to ensure the safety of the Vietnamese boat people; and (2) U.S. naval vessels should be deployed in the South China Sea to search for and rescue Vietnamese boat people.
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1988
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the detention of excludable aliens pending removal in a manner similar to that provided in the case of deportable aliens pending deportation. Permits extended custody under specified conditions. Excludes from such provisions aliens entitled to a hearing pursuant to the Mariel Cuban Detention Review Act of 1988.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1988
Mariel Cuban Detention Review Act of 1988 - Provides for a counsel-assisted hearing before an administrative judge for certain "Mariel" Cuban detainees (as defined by this Act). Directs the Attorney General to provide such persons with notice of hearing rights and counsel in cases of financial need. Requires the release of a detainee unless the Attorney General establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that such person: (1) is a threat to the community or to other people; or (2) would violate certain conditions of release. States that a release may only be made into suitable community sponsorship or placement. Authorizes the use of Department of Justice funds for half-way housing for such purposes. Provides for stay and revocation of release. Requires annual review of an incarcerated detainee's files. Prohibits judicial review of release determinations under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1988
Legal Immigration Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce quarterly and yearly levels of lawful immigration admissions. Establishes a National Commission on Independent Immigration to review the impact of such independent admissions and recommend admissions levels based on labor market conditions and other economic factors. Requires an annual report to the President and to the appropriate congressional committees. Establishes annual admission levels for independent immigrants at 150,000. Allocates such visas as follows: (1) one-third for members of the professions or persons with exceptional skills; (2) one-third for skilled or unskilled workers, investors, or retirees; and (3) one-third for persons chosen on a point system basis. Directs the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Labor and Education, to establish such point system based on the following criteria: (1) age; (2) education; (3) occupational shortage; (4) additional skills; and (5) prearranged employment in a low unemployment area. Amends petitioning procedure provisions to permit special immigrant petitions to be filed with the Attorney General. Amends labor certification provisions to exclude certain classes of immigrants unless the Secretary of Labor certifies that there are not sufficient qualified U.S. workers and that employment of aliens in such positions will not adversely affect U.S. workers' wages and conditions. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study, and hold public hearings, about the labor certification process and to report to the appropriate congressional committees. Makes 800,000 additional immigrant visas available in FY 1990 through 1994 for spouses and children of legalized aliens. Makes 200,000 additional second preference (spouses and unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents) visas available for FY 1990 and 1991. Extends through FY 1993 the program of additional visas (50,000 for FY 1989 through 1993) for nationals of countries adversely affected by Public Law 89-236 (1965 immigration amendments).
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1988
Nursing Emergency Relief Act of 1988 - Provides for the adjustment to permanent resident status of alien nurses who: (1) have completed five years of nursing service in the United States; (2) have not been disciplined or found liable for any professional negligence; (3) have resided continuously in the United States during such period; (4) are competent in English; and (5) are not otherwise excludable. Limits such program to a period of five years from the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of the status of the nursing profession and report to the Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1988
Refugee Resettlement Extension Act of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for refugee assistance through FY 1990. Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for alternative refugee projects. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement alternative projects for Hmong and Lowland Lao refugees who have been in the United States for at least 24 months. Requires any State or private nonprofit voluntary agency that submits a proposal to administer an alternative project to coordinate its efforts with other refugee assistance programs. Requires the President to file the annual fiscal year refugee admissions and resettlement report with the appropriate congressional committees by June 1. Provides for congressional initiation of related consultations. Includes specified funding and budget provisions within the context of such consultations. Establishes an emergency assistance fund for refugee placement and resettlement. Provides for Federal, State, and local consultation on refugee activities. Directs the United States Coordinator for Refugee Affairs to report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding such efforts. Directs the Secretary of State to report every six months to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the resettlement of Vietnamese Amerasians and the orderly departure program for other Vietnamese refugees. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the provision for FY 1986 and 1987 initial refugee resettlement audits. Requires a voluntary agency receiving Federal funds for initial refugee resettlement to submit annual audits to the Secretary of State. Requires certain subrecipients to submit audits to their administering Federal agency. Transfers responsibility for initial placement policy from the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to the administering Federal agency.
United States · United States Congress · 8 July 1988
Directs the Secretary of State and the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to issue guidelines for the admission into the United States of refugees for whom private sector funding is available.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1988
Refugee Resettlement Extension Act of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend authorization of appropriations for refugee assistance through FY 1991. Provides for: (1) consolidation of related State administrative procedures; and (2) Federal, State, and local consultation. Transfers responsibility for initial placement policy from the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to the United States Coordinator for Refugee Affairs. Requires the Director to report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding a modified refugee assistance program.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1988
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the decision of the Attorney General to order the deportation of Joseph Patrick Doherty to the United Kingdom was politically motivated to appease the Government of the United Kingdom; and (2) Joseph Patrick Doherty should be released on bond during the review of his application for asylum and be granted asylum in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1988
Refugee Resettlement Extension Act of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for refugee assistance through FY 1992. Authorizes FY 1989 through 1992 appropriations for alternative refugee projects. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement alternative projects for Hmong and Lowland Lao refugees who have been in the United States for at least 24 months. Requires any State or private nonprofit voluntary agency that submits a proposal to administer an alternative project to coordinate its efforts with other refugee assistance programs. Requires the President to file the annual fiscal year refugee admissions and resettlement report with the appropriate congressional committees by June 1. Provides for congressional initiation of related consultations. Includes specified funding and budget provisions within the context of such consultations. Amends the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 to permit the use of the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund for refugee resettlement in the United States. Amends the Refugee Act of 1980 to direct the United States Coordinator for Refugee Affairs to establish a refugee resettlement advisory committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act. Directs the Coordinator to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees regarding efforts to coordinate Federal, State, local, and private refugee resettlement activities. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the provision for FY 1986 and 1987 initial refugee resettlement audits. Requires a voluntary agency receiving Federal funds for initial refugee resettlement to submit annual audits to the Secretary of State. Requires certain subrecipients to submit audits to their administering Federal agency. Transfers responsibility for initial placement policy from the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to the administering Federal agency.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1988
Immigration Technical Corrections Act of 1988 - Makes technical amendments to provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) as amended by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) with respect to: (1) employer sanctions in connection with control of unlawful employment of aliens; (2) unfair immigration-related employment practices; (3) unlawful transportation of aliens to the United States; and (4) restrictions on adjustment of status. Makes an immigration-related technical correction in the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to educational assistance. Makes technical corrections of the INA with respect to the legalization of alien status, including amendments to: (1) include developmentally disabled individuals as eligible for waivers from basic citizenship skill requirements; and (2) permit exceptions to confidentiality requirements for specified Government reporting purposes. Makes technical amendments to the IRCA to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to waive misrepresentation of a relevant material fact as a reason to exclude Cuban-Haitian aliens from admission into the United States; and (2) make World War II Nazis ineligible for a record of lawful admission for permanent residence. Amends provisions relating to: (1) State legalization impact-assistance grants in connection with special agricultural workers; and (2) temporary agricultural workers under the H-2A program. Amends INA provisions relating to G-1V special immigrants. Makes technical amendments of ICRA provisions concerning the visa waiver pilot program for certain visitors. Amends the IRCA to limit to one percent the portion of funds appropriated for the Commission for the Study of International Migration and Cooperative Economic Development that may be spent on official entertainment. Makes technical amendments of the INA with respect to: (1) visa waivers for nonimmigrant visitors to Guam; and (2) the nationality of certain American Samoans. Makes technical revisions and corrections of INA provisions amended by the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1987, the Narcotics Traffickers Deportation Act, and the Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1986. Makes technical amendments of the Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986, including a limitation on adjustment of status petitions of alien fiance(e)s of U.S. citizens ("K" nonimmigrants). Makes technical amendments of the Immigation and Nationality Act Amendments of 1986, including amendments in connection with effective dates of various provisions affecting the nationality of children born out of wedlock to at least one American parent. Makes various other technical amendments and corrections of the INA.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1988
Family Health Services Amendments Act of 1988 - Title I: Primary Health Centers - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to add patient case management services to the list of services provided by migrant health centers. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from removing a project or program's high impact area designation without notice and an opportunity for the project or program to provide data and information. Adds to the list of services included in the term "supplemental health services" other services appropriate to meet the health needs of the service area population served by a migrant health center. Allows grants for migrant health centers under specified provisions to be used for expansion of existing buildings and construction of new facilities as well as for acquiring and modernizing existing buildings. Revises the limit on the amount of grants and allows, in certain circumstances, a center to retain all of specified types of excess income. Requires that the schedule of fees or payments used by migrant health centers receiving certain grants be consistent with locally prevailing rates or charges. Authorizes appropriations for grants for migrant health centers for FY 1989 through 1991. Directs the Secretary, if appropriations under such authorization exceed specified levels, to make grants to assist centers in providing services for the reduction of infant mortality and developing and coordinating referrals regarding the health management of infants and pregnant women. Directs the Secretary to prescribe procedures to assure that, except for cause and with notice and opportunity for a hearing: (1) no grant is terminated; and (2) no application for a grant from a program or project that received a grant in the prior year is denied. Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) add patient case management services to the list of services provided by community health centers; and (2) add to the list of services included in the term "supplemental health services" other services appropriate to meet the health needs of the service area population. Requires notice and an opportunity to comment before the Secretary may modify the criteria for determining the specific shortages of personal health services of an area or population group. Allows grants for community health centers under specified provisions to be used for expansion of existing buildings and construction of new facilities as well as for acquiring and modernizing existing buildings. Revises the limit on the amount of grants and allows, in certain circumstances, a center to retain all of specified types of excess income. Requires that the schedule of fees or payments used by community health centers receiving certain grants be consistent with locally prevailing rates or charges. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 for such grants. Directs the Secretary, if appropriations under such authorization exceed specified levels, to make grants to assist centers in providing services for the reduction of infant mortality and developing and coordinating referrals regarding the health management of infants and pregnant women. Directs the Secretary to prescribe procedures to assure that, except for cause and with notice and opportunity for a hearing: (1) no grant is terminated; and (2) no application for a grant from a program or project that received a grant in the prior year is denied. Directs the Secretary, in making grants to community health centers, to give special consideration to the unique needs of frontier areas. Authorizes the Secretary to delegate the authority to administer migrant health center and community health center programs to any office within the Public Health Service, except that the authority to enter into, modify, or issue approvals with respect to grants or contracts may be delegated only within the central office of the Health Resources and Services Administration. Title II: Health Services for the Homeless - Amends the Public Health Service Act to limit Federal matching funds to 75 percent of service costs with regard to grants for health assistance for the homeless. (Current law provides for 75 percent Federal funding for the first fiscal year and 66 and two-thirds percent thereafter.) Authorizes the continued provision for up to 12 months of certain health (including mental health) services to former homeless persons currently living in permanent housing. Includes persons living in transitional housing within the definition of "homeless individual" for purposes of such grants. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1989 through 1991. Title III: Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for grants for the diagnosis, prevention, and control of sexually transmitted diseases and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Requires grants relating to sexually transmitted diseases to include grants for the prevention and control of, and for research and other activities relating to, chlamydia.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1988
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to relieve labor recruiters and referrers from the requirements of the (alien) employment verification system.
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1988
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse physicians and medical facilities for emergency medical treatment (including any required in the course of labor and childbirth) which: (1) is rendered to an undocumented alien or an alien commuter worker who cannot pay for such service; and (2) is not reimbursable under any other public assistance program or private insurance plan.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1988
Community and Migrant Health Centers Amendments of 1988 - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to: (1) add patient case management services to the list of services provided by migrant health centers; and (2) add to the list of services included in the term "supplemental health services" other services appropriate to meet the health needs of the population served by the migrant health center involved. Requires notice and an opportunity to offer information before the Secretary of Health and Human Services may alter a determination that an area is a high impact area. Requires that the schedule of fees or payments used by migrant health centers receiving grants under specified provisions be consistent with locally prevailing rates or charges. Allows grants for migrant health centers under specified provisions to be used for expansion as well as for acquisition and modernization of existing buildings. Authorizes appropriations for grants under specified provisions for migrant health centers for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist centers in providing services for the reduction of infant mortality and developing and coordinating referrals regarding the health management of infants and pregnant women. Adds, with regard to community health centers, to the list of services included in the term "supplemental health services" other services appropriate to meet the health needs of the medically underserved population served by the community health center involved. Requires notice and an opportunity to comment before the Secretary may modify the criteria for determining the specific shortages of personal health services of an area or population group. Requires that the schedule of fees or payments used by community health centers receiving grants under specified provisions be consistent with locally prevailing rates or charges. Allows grants for community health centers under specified provisions to be used for expansion as well as for acquisition and modernization of existing buildings. Authorizes appropriations for grants under specified provisions for community health centers for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to community health centers to assist centers in providing services for the reduction of infant mortality and developing and coordinating referrals regarding the health management of infants and pregnant women. Directs the Secretary, in making grants to community health centers, to give special consideration to the unique needs of frontier areas.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1988
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the naturalization of certain Filipino World War II veterans.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1988
Directs the Attorney General to permit certain Cuban or Nicaraguan nationals residing in Panama to enter the United States without regard to any numerical limitation.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1988
Directs the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide visa (H-1) extensions of at least one year for alien nurses whose visas expire between January 1, 1988, and September 30, 1989.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1988
Immigration Nursing Crisis Relief Act of 1988 - Provides for a one-year visa (H-1) extension for alien nurses who have completed five years of nursing in the United States. Permits adjustment to permanent resident status for an alien nurse who: (1) has completed such six years' service; (2) has performed any of such service in a nursing crisis area; and (3) meets the applicable requirements set forth under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make an annual determination of whether a national nursing shortage exists and, if so, to determine: (1) the number of nursing visas necessary; and (2) areas in the United States which are nursing crisis areas. Authorizes the issuance of such additional visas. Subjects an alien to deportation for failure to maintain nursing employment for 60 months.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1988
Immigration Exclusion and Deportation Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make only the following classes of aliens ineligible to receive visas for admission into the United States: (1) any alien with a communicable disease of public health significance; (2) any alien with a record of recent physical or mental disorder that poses a threat to property or safety; (3) any alien with a drug addiction; (4) any alien convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, with specified exceptions; (5) any alien convicted of specified drug violations or involved in drug trafficking; (6) any alien who has engaged in prostitution, or procurement of prostitutes, within ten years of the date of application for U.S. entry; (7) any alien likely to be a security risk; (8) any alien who has engaged in terrorist activity; (9) any alien whose entry would endanger the lives or property of U.S. citizens living abroad; (10) any alien who participated in Nazi persecutions; (11) any alien who is likely to become a public charge, with admission on bond at the discretion of the Attorney General; (12) any alien seeking to enter the United States for the purpose of performing skilled or unskilled labor, with specified exceptions (teaching, postgraduate research, and science or arts), or in situations of insufficient U.S. workers; (13) any alien who is a graduate of a medical school not accredited by a body approved for such purpose by the Secretary of Education, with certain exceptions; (14) any excluded or deported alien who seeks readmission within one year of the excluding event, unless the Attorney General consents to such readmission; (15) any alien seeking to enter the United States by fraud or the willful misrepresentation of a material fact; (16) any stowaway alien; (17) any alien who aids any other alien in illegal entry; (18) any immigrant not in possession of a valid immigrant visa and passport at the time of admission; (19) any nonimmigrant without a valid passport authorizing the alien to return to the country from which he or she came or without a valid nonimmigrant visa or border crossing card (provides for a Guam visa waiver for pleasure or business entries of up to 15 days); and (20) any alien ineligible for U.S. citizenship, including a person who left or remained outside the United States to avoid U.S. military service in time of war or national emergency. Repeals the ideological grounds for exclusion. Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to jointly develop guidelines for the review of exclusion lists and other mechanisms used to screen alien visa applicants. Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary to report jointly to the appropriate committees regarding the development of such guidelines (within one year) and the results of the review of such alien lists (within two years). Makes deportable by the Attorney General only those aliens within one of the following classes: (1) any alien who at the time of entry was within one or more of the classes of aliens excludable by then existing law; (2) any alien entering the United States without inspection or at a time and place other than as designated by the Attorney General; (3) any alien admitted as a nonimmigrant who has failed to maintain such status; (4) any alien admitted as a temporary agricultural worker (H-2A visa) whose status has been terminated (with family hardship exceptions); (5) any alien who within five years of entry knowingly and for gain has aided another alien to illegally enter the United States; (6) any alien admitted as an additional special agricultural worker who fails to show the necessary number of seasonal work days; (7) any alien who gained U.S. entry through marriage fraud; (8) any alien convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude committed within five years from the date of entry and who is either sentenced or confined for a term of one year or longer; (9) any alien who at any time after entry is convicted of two or more crimes involving moral turpitude; (10) any alien who at any time after entry is convicted of a violation of certain drug laws; (11) any alien who is a narcotic drug addict; (12) any alien who at any time after entry is convicted under weapons-possession laws; (13) any alien who at any time is convicted of violating any of various specified loyalty laws (e.g., sabotage, treason and sedition, selective service, etc.); (14) any alien who fails to comply with alien registration laws or foreign agent registration laws; (15) any alien convicted of fraud or misuse of visas or other entry documents; (16) any alien engaging in activity which endangers the public safety or national security, including terrorist activity; (17) any alien who within five years after entry has become a public economic burden; (18) any alien who has engaged in terrorist activity; or (19) any alien who participated in Nazi persecutions.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1988
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 4222 (alien legalization program).
United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1988
Temporary Safe Haven Act of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit alien nationals of certain foreign countries to remain temporarily in the United States for initial periods of between three months and 18 months. Authorizes the Attorney General to so designate a country (or part thereof) only if: (1) there is an ongoing armed conflict which would threaten the safety of returned aliens; (2) a natural disaster has created conditions under which the country cannot handle the return of such aliens, and the country has requested such designation; or (3) extraordinary and temporary conditions exist in the country and the return of such aliens would not be in the national interest of the United States. Requires such designation of a foreign country to be published in the Federal Register in order to become effective. Directs the Attorney General to review the status of a designated country at least annually, and publish in the Federal Register the decision to extend or terminate such status. States that an alien from a designated country shall be eligible for such temporary U.S. residence only if he or she: (1) has been continuously present in the United States since the most recent designation of his or her country's eligibility; and (2) has registered for such benefits. Permits waiver of certain alien excludability provisions for humanitarian or family unity purposes or when otherwise in the public interest. Prohibits such waiver in cases involving certain drug offenses, national security, or Nazi persecutions. Makes an alien ineligible for such benefits if the alien: (1) has been convicted in the United States of a felony or three or more misdemeanors; or (2) has participated in persecution or is a threat to U.S. security. Authorizes registration fees under this Act. States that during such temporary residency an alien: (1) shall not be eligible for public assistance; and (2) shall not be considered to be permanently residing in the United States under color of law, nor shall such period be considered as physical presence for suspension of deportation purposes. Allows such an alien to: (1) travel abroad temporarily; and (2) work in the United States. States that the statutory procedure established by this Act shall be the Attorney General's exclusive authority to permit specified aliens to remain in the United States temporarily by virtue of their nationality. Directs the Attorney General to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the operation of such temporary residency program. Prohibits judicial review of any determination made by the Attorney General under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1988
Prohibits the payment of: (1) direct Federal financial or social insurance benefits to illegal aliens; or (2) unemployment benefits to aliens without employment authorization.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1988
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the period of detention of excludable aliens pending removal in the same manner as such detention is limited for deportable aliens pending deportation.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1988
Provides for a counsel-assisted hearing before an administrative judge for certain "Mariel" Cuban detainees (as defined by this Act). Directs the Attorney General to provide such persons with notice of hearing rights and counsel in cases of financial need. Requires the release of a detainee unless the Attorney General establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that such person: (1) is a threat to the community or to other people; or (2) would violate certain conditions of release. States that a release may only be made into suitable community sponsorship or placement. Authorizes the use of Department of Justice funds for half-way housing for such purposes. Provides for stay and revocation of release. Requires annual review of an incarcerated detainee's files. Prohibits judicial review of release determinations under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1988
Legalization Extension Act of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the legalization program to aliens who entered the United States before March 31, 1988. Extends the program application period for a one-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes additional appropriations for disseminating program information to the public.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1988
Defines temporary or seasonal work, with respect to temporary agricultural worker classification under the H-2A program, to include both the production of agricultural commodities and the breeding and market preparation of livestock and poultry. Requires annual certification of workers whose employment demands their continuous presence in the United States for 12 months or more.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1988
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the legalization program application period for six months. Amends the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to extend related program provisions regarding the use of retired Federal employees and property acquisition for six months. Authorizes additional appropriations for disseminating program information.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1988
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide annual lawful temporary resident status, or adjustment to such status, for up to 10,000 aliens sponsored by employers and labor organizations. Limits such status to a period of not more than five years. Requires the petition for such an alien to be: (1) submitted to the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) by a sponsoring employer or labor organization; (2) certified by the Secretary; and (3) approved by the Attorney General. Prohibits the Attorney General from approving a petition unless the Secretary certifies that: (1) there are not sufficient U.S. workers available at the time and place to perform the necessary services; and (2) the alien's employment will not adversely affect similarly employed U.S. workers. Sets forth conditions for petition denial, including: (1) a strike or lockout in the course of a labor dispute; (2) employer or labor organization failure to regionally recruit qualified U.S. workers; and (3) substantial labor certification violations by an employer or labor organization within the previous two-year period. Limits per country fiscal year admissions to not more than 15 percent of total admissions. Provides for: (1) renewal (up to five years) or termination of temporary resident status; and (2) adjustment to permanent resident status. Provides for the admission for lawful temporary resident status, or adjustment to such status, of up to 30,000 aliens: (1) who have been employed in the United States illegally since before October 1, 1988; and (2) who are sponsored by an employer or labor organization. Limits such status to a period of not more than five years. Prohibits the issuance of a visa or the adjustment of status unless an alien's petition has been: (1) submitted to the Secretary of Labor by its sponsor; and (2) approved by the Attorney General. Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, to issue implementing regulations.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1988
Makes 100,000 permanent resident visas available annually for five years for aliens meeting specified conditions. Bases visa priority upon educational levels, work skills, and U.S. employment needs.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1988
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide annual lawful temporary resident status, or adjustment to such status, for up to 10,000 aliens sponsored by employers and labor organizations. Limits such status to a period of not more than five years. Requires the petition for such an alien to be: (1) submitted to the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) by a sponsoring employer or labor organization; (2) certified by the Secretary; and (3) approved by the Attorney General. Prohibits the Attorney General from approving a petition unless the Secretary certifies that: (1) there are not sufficient U.S. workers available at the time and place to perform the necessary services; and (2) the alien's employment will not adversely affect similarly employed U.S. workers. Sets forth conditions for petition denial, including: (1) a strike or lockout in the course of a labor dispute; (2) employer or labor organization failure to regionally recruit qualified U.S. workers; and (3) substantial labor certification violations by an employer or labor organization within the previous two-year period. Limits per country fiscal year admissions to not more than 15 percent of total admissions. Provides for: (1) renewal (up to five years) or termination of temporary resident status; and (2) adjustment to permanent resident status. Provides for the admission for lawful temporary resident status, or adjustment to such status, of up to 30,000 aliens: (1) who have been employed in the United States illegally since before October 1, 1988; and (2) who are sponsored by an employer or labor organization. Limits such status to a period of not more than five years. Prohibits the issuance of a visa or the adjustment of status unless an alien's petition has been: (1) submitted to the Secretary of Labor by its sponsor; and (2) approved by the Attorney General. Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, to issue implementing regulations.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1988
Permanent Resident Adjustment Act of 1988 - Directs the Attorney General to adjust to permanent resident the status of certain aliens who arrived in the United States before September 1, 1987, and who have continuously resided in the United States since such date. Provides that the Secretary of State and Attorney General, respectively, shall not be required to: (1) reduce the number of immigrant visas issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act because an alien is granted permanent resident status under this Act; and (2) charge the alien any fee.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1988
Makes 100,000 permanent resident visas available annually for five years for aliens meeting specified conditions. Bases visa priority upon educational levels, work skills, and U.S. employment needs.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1988
Declares the sense of the Congress urging the President to use his emergency refugee authority to accommodate the admission of additional Armenians and others from the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1988
Immigration Act of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a three-year, two-tiered immigration level of 590,000 annual entries made up of 440,000 "family connection" immigrants and 150,000 "independent" (employment-related) immigrants. Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor, State, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to report annually, beginning in FY 1993, to the President and to the appropriate congressional committees on the social, economic, and environmental impacts of immigration. Requires the President, at three-year intervals beginning in March 1992, to submit to the Congress a determination to maintain or change immigration levels. Provides that: (1) if the determination contains a change of less than five percent, such change shall become effective unless the Congress objects within a specified time; and (2) if the determination contains a change of five percent or more, the Congress must take specified affirmative approval action. Limits annual "family connection" visas from each foreign country to seven percent (or two percent in the case of a dependent area) of the annual total of such visas. Revises the immigration admissions preference system. Allocates "family connection" preferences as follows: (1) parents and unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens; (2) spouses and unmarried sons and daughters of permanent resident aliens; (3) certain married sons and daughters or brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens; and (4) never married brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens. Allocates "independent" preferences as follows: (1) special immigrants; (2) aliens who are members of the professions with advanced degrees or aliens of exceptional ability; (3) skilled workers; (4) employer-commercial investors; and (5) selected immigrants chosen on a point system basis. Sets forth the following point system criteria: (1) age; (2) education; (3) English language ability; (4) U.S. occupational demand; and (5) occupational training and work experience. Directs the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Labor and Education, to establish such point system. States that all such preference visas shall be issued in the order in which they were filed. Amends petitioning procedure provisions. Permits special immigrant petitions to be filed with the Attorney General, except for former overseas U.S. employees who must file with the Secretary of State. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations regarding selected immigrant status. Amends labor certification provisions to exclude certain classes of immigrants unless the Secretary of Labor certifies that there are not sufficient qualified U.S. workers and that employment of aliens in such positions will not adversely affect U.S. workers' wages and conditions. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the labor certification process and report to the appropriate congressional committees by March 31, 1992. Establishes a two-year conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs and their families. Authorizes the Attorney General to terminate such status and institute deportation proceedings upon a finding that the qualifying enterprise was not genuine. Establishes criminal penalties for such violations. Provides for selected immigrant visa fees. Amends Federal law to credit to a Department of State account up to $20,000,000 from fees collected by consular officers to pay expenses for research, development, equipment, and automation of visa and passport functions.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1988
Authorizes FY 1989 appropriations to reimburse the State of Florida and certain political subdivisions for expenses incurred in 1980 and 1981 with respect to Cuban and Haitian nationals who arrived there without prior authorization.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1988
Legal Immigration Reform Act of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a two-tiered immigration level of 590,000 annual entries made up of specified numbers of "family connection" immigrants and "independent" (employment-related) immigrants. Sets forth FY 1990 through 1992 numerical limitations on backlogged immigrants. Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor, State, Health and Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to report annually, beginning in FY 1993, to the President and to the appropriate congressional committees on the social, economic, and environmental impacts of immigration. Requires the President, at three-year intervals, to submit to the Congress a determination to maintain or change immigration levels. Provides that: (1) if the determination contains a change of less than ten percent, such change shall become effective unless the Congress objects within five months; and (2) if the determination contains a change of ten percent or more, the Congress must take specified affirmative approval action. Limits annual preference immigrants from each foreign country. Revises the immigration admissions preference system. Allocates "family connection" preferences as follows: (1) parents and unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens; (2) spouses and unmarried sons and daughters of permanent resident aliens; and (3) certain married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens. Allocates "independent" preferences as follows: (1) special immigrants; (2) aliens with doctoral degrees or of exceptional ability; (3) skilled workers; (4) employer-commercial investors; and (5) selected immigrants chosen on a point system basis. Sets forth such point system. Sets forth a preference allocation for backlogged immigrants. Amends petitioning procedure and labor certification provisions. Provides for congressional veto procedures regarding refugee admissions.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1988
Legal Immigration Reform Act of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a two-tiered immigration level of 670,000 annual entries made up of specified numbers of "family connection" immigrants and "independent" (employment-related) immigrants. Sets forth FY 1990 through 1992 numerical limitations on backlogged immigrants. Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor, State, Health and Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to report annually, beginning in FY 1993, to the President and to the appropriate congressional committees on the social, economic, and environmental impacts of immigration. Requires the President, at three-year intervals, to submit to the Congress a determination to maintain or change immigration levels. Provides that: (1) if the determination contains a change of less than ten percent, such change shall become effective unless the Congress objects within five months; and (2) if the determination contains a change of ten percent or more, the Congress must take specified affirmative approval action. Limits annual preference immigrants from each foreign country. Revises the immigration admissions preference system. Allocates "family connection" preferences as follows: (1) parents and unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens; (2) spouses and unmarried sons and daughters of permanent resident aliens; and (3) certain married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens. Allocates "independent" preferences as follows: (1) special immigrants; (2) aliens with doctoral degrees or of exceptional ability; (3) skilled workers; (4) employer-commercial investors; and (5) selected immigrants chosen on a point system basis. Sets forth such point system. Sets forth a preference allocation for backlogged immigrants. Amends petitioning procedures and labor certification provisions. Provides for congressional veto procedures regarding refugee admissions.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1988
Includes inspectors for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, inspectors for the United States Customs Service, and revenue officers for the Internal Revenue Service among those employees entitled to immediate retirement (early retirement).
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1988
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the legalization program application period from 12 months to 24 months.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1988
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the special agricultural workers program to: (1) extend the qualifying period for six months; and (2) extend the application period through December 31, 1986.