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Bill· Gesetzgebung16/10837rejected

Gesetz zur Aufhebung des Asylbewerberleistungsgesetzes

Germany · German Bundestag · 11 November 2008

<span>Aufgabe des Asylbewerberleistungsgesetzes wegen Unverhältnismäßigkeit und Ungeeignetheit zur Erfüllung der Absichten des ursprünglichen Gesetzgebers, Festsetzung der Frist betr. Nachweis einer missbräuchlichen Einreise zum Zwecke der Heilbehandlung auf ein Jahr;</span><br /> <span>Aufhebung des Asylbewerberleistungsgesetzes und Änderung § 23 Zwölftes Buch Sozialgesetzbuch sowie Folgeänderungen in 25 weiteren Gesetzen</span><br /> <br /> <span>Neben den unbezifferbaren Mehrkosten für Sozialversicherungsbeiträge und Unterkunft stehen bezifferbare Mehraufwendungen von 0,986 Mrd. Euro. Diesen stehen die entfallenden Bruttoausgaben für das Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz von 1,03 Mrd. Euro entgegen.</span><br /> <br /> <span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bezug:</span> Gesetzgebungsverfahren GESTA 12. WP-I015 sowie Antwort der Bundesregierung auf eine Große Anfrage der Fraktion DIE LINKE (BT-Drs 16/9018)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>

Report· Bericht, Gutachten, Programm16/10800open

Erster Fortschrittsbericht zum Nationalen Integrationsplan

Germany · German Bundestag · 6 November 2008

<span>Vorwort und Einleitung zur Zwischenbilanz des Nationalen Integrationsplans, Erklärung und Bilanzierung der von der Bundesregierung koordinierten Themenfelder: Integrationskurse, Bildung, Ausbildung, Arbeitsmarkt, Qualifizierungsinitiative, frühkindliche Förderung, Frauen und Mädchen, Integration vor Ort, kulturelle Integration, Integration durch Sport, Medien und bürgerschaftliches Engagement; weitere vertiefte Bilanzierungen unter Federführung des Bundesministeriums für Arbeit und Soziales, des Bundesministeriums für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung sowie der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration; Bericht zur Umsetzung des Länderbeitrags im Nationalen Integrationsplan; Beiträge der Bundesvereinigung der Kommunalen Spitzenverbände, der Migrantenorganisationen, der Gewerkschaften und Sportverbände</span>

Question· writtenPQ 160asked

245 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 294 of 29 October 2008, the numbers of the top 20 nationalities registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau as students. [38596/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2008

245 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 294 of 29 October 2008, the numbers of the top 20 nationalities registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau as students. [38596/08]

Question· Kleine Anfrage16/10781open

Fortführung der Bilanz zu den Bleiberechtsregelungen von Bund und Ländern

Germany · German Bundestag · 4 November 2008

<span>Anzahl der Altfallregelungen gem. § 104a oder § 104b Aufenthaltsgesetz, Anzahl der erteilten Aufenthaltserlaubnisse, Anzahl der abgelehnten bzw. noch nicht entschiedenen Anträge, Anzahl geduldeter Menschen, Urteil des Bundesverwaltungsgerichts zur Mindestverdienstgrenze zum Nachweis der geforderten eigenständigen Lebensunterhaltssicherung, Konsequenzen, gesetzgeberischer Handlungsbedarf</span>

Question· Kleine Anfrage16/10747open

Umsetzung der ESF-Bundesprogramme zur Arbeitsmarktintegration und zur berufsbezogenen Sprachförderung von Bleibeberechtigten und Flüchtlingen

Germany · German Bundestag · 31 October 2008

<span>Zugangsberechtigung und Zugangsbeschränkungen zum aus dem Europäischen Sozialfonds geförderten &bdquo;Bundesprogramm zur arbeitsmarktlichen Unterstützung für Bleibeberechtigte und Flüchtlinge mit Zugang zum Arbeitsmarkt&ldquo;, Zugangsberechtigung zu berufsbezogenen Sprachkursen, Statistik, Finanzierungsanteil des Bundes</span>

Question· writtenPQ 230asked

316 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the local immigration officer has stated, in relation to a person (details supplied) whose visitor visa is due to expire on 8 November 2008, that they are not authorised to sanction a visa extension; if his Department will accept an application for visa extension in respect of this person; if due account will be taken of the fact that the extension of visa is required to give the family adequate time to make appropriate care arrangements in India for this person, before they return to their home country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37308/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 October 2008

316 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the local immigration officer has stated, in relation to a person (details supplied) whose visitor visa is due to expire on 8 November 2008, that they are not authorised to sanction a visa extension; if his Department will accept an application for visa extension in respect of this person; if due account will be taken of the fact that the extension of visa is required to give the family adequate time to make appropriate care arrangements in India for this person, before they return to their home country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37308/08]

Question· writtenPQ 208asked

294 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers of the top 20 nationalities registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau. [36889/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 October 2008

294 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers of the top 20 nationalities registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau. [36889/08]

Question· Kleine Anfrage16/10717open

Durchführung von Sprachtests im Zuge des Ehegattennachzuges

Germany · German Bundestag · 28 October 2008

<span>Nichtanerkennung der von der telc gGmbH durchgeführten Sprachprüfungen durch deutsche Auslandsvertretungen, Anerkennung der Sprachzertifikate des Goethe-Instituts und des TestDaF-Instituts, weitere visumsrechtlich anerkannte Partnerorganisationen des Goethe-Instituts</span>

Question· writtenPQ 251asked

340 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances and sequence of events relating to a recent interview with the immigration section in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35522/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2008

340 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances and sequence of events relating to a recent interview with the immigration section in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35522/08]

Question· Kleine Anfrage16/10685open

Deutsch-syrisches Rückübernahmeabkommen

Germany · German Bundestag · 21 October 2008

<span>Abschluss und Auswirkungen des deutsch-syrischen Rückübernahmeabkommens, Entwicklung der rechtlichen Situation staatenloser Kurden in Syrien sowie Repatriierungsmaßnahmen gegenüber Migranten aus der Türkei und dem Irak, Arabisierungspolitik Syriens, Einhaltung rechtsstaatlicher Standards, syrische Staatsangehörige und Staatenlose aus Syrien in Deutschland</span>

Question· Kleine Anfrage16/10410open

Anzeige der Integrationsbeauftragten der Bundesregierung in der rechtsextremen deutsch-russischen Zeitschrift "Ost-West-Panorama"

Germany · German Bundestag · 21 October 2008

<span>Erkenntnisse über Einflussnahme organisierter Rechtsextremisten auf Vereinigungen bzw. Publikationen sog. Russlanddeutscher, Inhalt und Sprache der Anzeige der Integrationsbeauftragten Böhmer in der Zeitschrift &bdquo;Ost-West-Panorama, Überprüfung der Zeitungsinhalte vor Anzeigenschaltung, weitere geschaltete Anzeigen, Verzicht auf Einladung von Heinrich Neugebauer zur Sitzung des Integrationsgipfels, Bundesmittel für Projekte gegen Rechtsextremismus mit spezifisch russlanddeutschen Bezügen</span>

Question· Kleine Anfrage16/10705open

Entwicklung der jüdischen Zuwanderung in die Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Jahr 2008

Germany · German Bundestag · 21 October 2008

<span>Anzahl der von Juden aus Staaten der ehemaligen Sowjetunion gestellten Aufnahmeanträge, tatsächlich eingewanderte Juden, Anzahl abgelehnter Aufnahmeanträge, Ablehnungsgründe, Bearbeitungsdauer der Anträge durch das BAMF, Maßnahmen gegen die niedrigen Zuwanderungszahlen jüdischer Einwanderer, gesetzliche Grundlage für Einreiseverweigerung durch die Deutsche Botschaft trotz Aufnahmezusage, gesetzliche Grundlage für einjährige Frist zur Einreise, ähnliche Fristsetzungen für andere Zuwanderungsgruppen, Zeitpunkt für Evaluation des für die Zuwanderung genutzten Punktesystems, Vorlage der Evaluation im Innenausschuss </span>

Question· writtenPQ 41asked

41 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when content will be available on the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service website regarding residency rights for spouses of Irish nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35165/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2008

41 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when content will be available on the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service website regarding residency rights for spouses of Irish nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35165/08]

Question· Kleine Anfrage16/10637open

Aktuelle Situation irakischer Flüchtlinge

Germany · German Bundestag · 15 October 2008

<span>Lage irakischer Binnenflüchtlinge, Lage irakischer Flüchtlinge in Syrien und Jordanien, Lageeinschätzung durch den Staatsminister im Auswärtigen Amt Gloser, Divergenz zwischen der Auffassung des Bundeskanzleramtes, des UNHCR und Mitgliedern des Bundestages zur Situation der Flüchtlinge, Ergebnisse des in Sharm el Sheikh begonnenen Nachbarstaatenprozesses, Aufnahme irakischer Flüchtlinge durch einzelne Bundesländer, geplante Eröffnung diplomatischer Vertretungen</span>

Motion· Antrag16/10654concluded

Programm für ein selbstbestimmtes Leben ohne Armut - Eine Neuformulierung des Dritten Armuts- und Reichtumsberichtes

Germany · German Bundestag · 15 October 2008

<span>Überarbeitung des 3. Armuts- und Reichtumsberichts anhand der aktuellen Datenbasis, Auflage eines Programms für ein selbstbestimmtes Leben ohne Armut: Erhöhung der Regelleistungen für Erwachsene auf 420 Euro gekoppelt an die Preisentwicklung, Festlegung der Regelleistungen für Kinder und Jugendliche auf der Grundlage der Ergebnisse einer einzuberufenen Expertenkommission, Reform des Kinderzuschlags, Mindestlöhne und progressiv gestaffelte Sozialabgaben, Integrationsförderung von Behinderten und Migranten, Stärkung der Rechte von SGB-II-Empfängern, Verweigerung der Arbeitsaufnahme durch ALG-II-Empfänger bei fehlenden tariflichen Regelungen, Auflage eines Programms gegen die soziale Selektion in Bildung, Gesundheit und Kultur gemeinsam mit den Ländern, Rechtsanspruch auf ganztägigen Betreuungsplatz vom ersten bis dritten Lebensjahr, Eltern-Kind-Zentren, gebundene Ganztagsschulen mit individueller Förderung bis 2020, Jugendsozialarbeit, Stärkung der Gesundheitskompetenz von sozial benachteiligten Familien</span>

Question· Große Anfrage16/10638open

Aufnahme unbegleitet einreisender Minderjähriger

Germany · German Bundestag · 15 October 2008

<span><span>Anzahl unbegleitet einreisender Minderjähriger und Asylanträge bzw. Schutzersuchen nach § 25 Aufenthaltsgesetz, stattgegebene Anträge, Schutzersuchen und Duldungen, Anzahl als Kindersoldaten anerkannte Minderjährige, durch die Polizei aufgegriffene unbegleitete Minderjährige und nichtpolizeiliche Registrierungen unbegleiteter Minderjähriger, Anzahl zurückgewiesener und abgeschobener Minderjähriger, Anzahl der sog. Flughafenverfahren, Anzahl der Selbstverstümmelungen oder versuchte Selbstmorde, Erkenntnisse über das weitere Schicksal der Kinder und Jugendlichen; Maßnahmen zur Sicherstellung einer frühzeitigen Identifizierung, Meldepflicht an Jugendämter, Schulungsangebote für Mitarbeiter des Bundesamtes für Migration und Flüchtlinge, Finanzierung, Regelung zur Altersfestsetzung unbegleiteter Minderjähriger, Information und Beratung für minderjährige Flüchtlinge, behördliche Zuständigkeiten bei Inobhutnahme, uneinheitliches Clearingstellenangebot in den Ländern, Anzahl in Clearingstellen aufgenommene bzw. nicht aufgenommene Minderjährige, Unterbringung der Kinder und Jugendlichen, medizinische Versorgung und therapeutische Betreuung, Vormundschaften, Handlungsfähigkeit Minderjähriger im Asylverfahren, Regelungen in anderen EU-Staaten</span><br /> </span>

Question· Kleine Anfrage16/10564open

Auswirkungen der neuen Sprachanforderungen beim Ehegattennachzug - Bilanz nach einem Jahr (Stand 30. September 2008)

Germany · German Bundestag · 13 October 2008

<span>Entwicklung der Visaerteilung beim Ehegattennachzug, Neuregelung der Sprachanforderungen und Rückgang des Ehegattennachzugs, uneinheitliche Antragsbearbeitung, Zwangsverheiratung und Integrationskurse, Schwierigkeitsgrad von Sprachkursen, alternative Möglichkeiten des Spracherwerbs, Konsequenzen aus dem Urteil des Europäischen Gerichtshofs in der Sache Metock, EU-Freizügigkeitsrichtlinie, Zerrüttungsgefahr von Ehen, Rücknahme der Neuregelung</span>

Question· writtenPQ 49asked

37 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact he and his Department have had with the Nigerian Embassy following the treatment undergone by a person (details supplied) at Dublin Airport in September 2008. [34199/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2008

37 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact he and his Department have had with the Nigerian Embassy following the treatment undergone by a person (details supplied) at Dublin Airport in September 2008. [34199/08]

Question· writtenPQ 170asked

262 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been refused permission to land here, having arrived by plane or ship in each of the past five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34141/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2008

262 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been refused permission to land here, having arrived by plane or ship in each of the past five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34141/08]

Question· writtenPQ 37asked

133 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the discussions he has had or will have on foot of remarks by Tourism Ireland regarding the impact of harsh treatment by immigration officers of some legitimate tourists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33895/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2008

133 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the discussions he has had or will have on foot of remarks by Tourism Ireland regarding the impact of harsh treatment by immigration officers of some legitimate tourists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33895/08]

Question· writtenPQ 160asked

276 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the service provided by volunteers from abroad to organisations (details supplied) whose work assists people with intellectual difficulties; if he will ensure that the Immigration and Residency Bill as currently drafted will not adversely affect those who volunteer with such organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33344/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2008

276 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the service provided by volunteers from abroad to organisations (details supplied) whose work assists people with intellectual difficulties; if he will ensure that the Immigration and Residency Bill as currently drafted will not adversely affect those who volunteer with such organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33344/08]

Question· Kleine Anfrage16/10514open

Rechtswidrige Freiheitsentziehung bei Flugabschiebungen

Germany · German Bundestag · 7 October 2008

<span>Rechtsgutachten über rechtswidrige Praxis des Festhaltens abzuschiebender Ausländer in Gewahrsamszellen der Bundespolizei im Zeitraum zwischen den Personenkontrollen und dem Abflug, Konsequenzen</span>

Bill· HRH.R. 7255 (110th)referred

Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 2008

Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to mandate live training of all Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children. Sets forth detention standards for immigration detention facilities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) convene a detention advisory committee; (2) promulgate regulations regarding detainee care and custody; (3) implement secure alternatives to detention programs under which eligible aliens are released under supervision, assistance, and monitoring that ensure their appearance at all immigration interviews, appointments, and hearings; and (4) provide protective detention alternatives for specified categories of vulnerable aliens.

Question· writtenPQ 171asked

168 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of visa holders and non-visa required nationals refused entry or detained at Dublin Airport each year since 2004 to date in 2008. [33116/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2008

168 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of visa holders and non-visa required nationals refused entry or detained at Dublin Airport each year since 2004 to date in 2008. [33116/08]

Question· writtenPQ 167asked

164 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the written protocol or guidelines that officers of the Garda National Immigration Bureau operate from when discharging their duties at ports of entry and when registering foreign nationals. [33056/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2008

164 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the written protocol or guidelines that officers of the Garda National Immigration Bureau operate from when discharging their duties at ports of entry and when registering foreign nationals. [33056/08]

Question· writtenPQ 83asked

74 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by the Immigrant Council of Ireland regarding heavy handed treatment of tourists by some immigration officers, including a priest from Nigeria and a tourist from India who had won a trip to Ireland in a competition designed to promote tourism; his views on the concerns expressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32866/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2008

74 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by the Immigrant Council of Ireland regarding heavy handed treatment of tourists by some immigration officers, including a priest from Nigeria and a tourist from India who had won a trip to Ireland in a competition designed to promote tourism; his views on the concerns expressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32866/08]

Question· writtenPQ 59asked

49 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the 50% increase, from €100 to €150, in the cost of registering with the border and immigration authorities for most of those from outside the EEA; if he will confirm that this is an annual charge; if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by immigration and educational groups about the potential hardship of this increase; if he will review the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32869/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2008

49 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the 50% increase, from €100 to €150, in the cost of registering with the border and immigration authorities for most of those from outside the EEA; if he will confirm that this is an annual charge; if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by immigration and educational groups about the potential hardship of this increase; if he will review the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32869/08]

Question· writtenPQ 301asked

413 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to complaints by Tourism Ireland that foreign tourists holding the appropriate entry permissions have faced racial harassment and discrimination from immigration staff at Dublin Airport; his views on these complaints; if he has raised this matter with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31886/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2008

413 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to complaints by Tourism Ireland that foreign tourists holding the appropriate entry permissions have faced racial harassment and discrimination from immigration staff at Dublin Airport; his views on these complaints; if he has raised this matter with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31886/08]

Question· writtenPQ 292asked

404 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to complaints by Tourism Ireland that foreign tourists holding the appropriate entry permissions have faced racial harassment and discrimination from immigration staff at Dublin Airport; his views on these complaints; his plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31887/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2008

404 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to complaints by Tourism Ireland that foreign tourists holding the appropriate entry permissions have faced racial harassment and discrimination from immigration staff at Dublin Airport; his views on these complaints; his plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31887/08]

Question· writtenPQ 288asked

399 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the fee payable to register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau was recently raised by 50%, from €100 to €150; the further reason there was no consultation with the relevant institutions concerned, particularly the Higher Education Authority and the Department of Education and Science; the proposed areas to be covered by the funds raised through this increase in fees; the specific border control reasons cited by his Department in defence of this price increase; the reason students need to provide original documents from banks indicating that they have €1,000 in their accounts and to provide details as to the way in which this figure was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32557/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2008

399 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the fee payable to register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau was recently raised by 50%, from €100 to €150; the further reason there was no consultation with the relevant institutions concerned, particularly the Higher Education Authority and the Department of Education and Science; the proposed areas to be covered by the funds raised through this increase in fees; the specific border control reasons cited by his Department in defence of this price increase; the reason students need to provide original documents from banks indicating that they have €1,000 in their accounts and to provide details as to the way in which this figure was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32557/08]

Question· writtenPQ 251asked

363 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if following the detention of a person (details supplied) at Cloverhill Prison overnight and being strip searched in front of prison officials although the person’s paperwork was entirely in order and the person was merely seeking to travel to Limerick to visit relations, he has apologised to the person in question as well as to the Nigerian Ambassador who has voiced his concerns at the degrading way in which this person was treated upon arrival on Irish soil. [31885/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2008

363 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if following the detention of a person (details supplied) at Cloverhill Prison overnight and being strip searched in front of prison officials although the person’s paperwork was entirely in order and the person was merely seeking to travel to Limerick to visit relations, he has apologised to the person in question as well as to the Nigerian Ambassador who has voiced his concerns at the degrading way in which this person was treated upon arrival on Irish soil. [31885/08]

Bill· SS. 3658 (110th)referred

A bill to require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 2008

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a nonimmigrant foreign student seeking to enter the United States to study at a language training program enroll at a language program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education. Provides for a specified three-year exception to such requirement.

Bill· HRH.R. 7184 (110th)referred

STAPLE Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2008

Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2008 or the STAPLE Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from: (1) direct numerical limitations aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics from a U.S. institution of higher education and who have an offer of employment from a U.S. employer in a field related to such degree; and (2) H-1B visa (specialty occupation) numerical limitations aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics from a U.S. institution of higher education and with respect to whom the petitioning employer requires such education as an employment condition.

Bill· HRH.R. 7192 (110th)referred

Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2008

Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award recruitment incentive grants or contracts to graduate medical schools to enable them to improve primary care education and training for medical students. Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to: (1) award grants to critical shortage health facilities to enable them to provide scholarships to individuals who agree to serve as physicians at such facilities after completing a residency in the field of family practice, pediatrics, or internal medicine; and (2) establish an educational loan repayment program for individuals who agree to serve as primary care physicians in an area that is not a health professional shortage area. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferment of education loans during medical residency and internships in family medicine, internal medicine, or pediatric medicine. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to make permanent the Conrad State J-1 Visa Waiver Program. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from the H-1 B Visa Limitation individuals awarded a medical speciality certification in internal medicine, pediatrics, or family medicine by the appropriate medical board based on post-doctoral training and experience in the United States. Amends the PHSA to direct the Secretary to award grants to eligible state and local government entities for the development of informational materials that promote careers in primary care. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to allow the use of Medicaid transformation payments for methods for improving medical assistance under Medicaid and SSA title XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) by encouraging certain medical practices to qualify as patient centered medical homes. Establishes the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC). Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to: (1) increase budget neutrality limits under the physician fee schedule to account for anticipated savings resulting from payments for certain services and the coordination of beneficiary care; and (2) require a separate Medicare payment for designated primary care services and comprehensive care coordination services. Amends SSA title XVIII, as amended by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, to cover patient-centered medical home services. Directs the Secretary to develop a methodology to increase payments for designated evaluation and management services provided by primary and principal care physicians. Requires: (1) additional incentive payments for primary care services furnished in health professional shortage areas; (2) permanent extension of the floor on the Medicare work geographic adjustment under the physician fee schedule; and (3) permanent extension of the Medicare incentive payment program for physician scarcity areas. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the process for determining relative value under the Medicare physician fee schedule. Eliminates cost sharing for preventive benefits and the time restriction for initial preventive physical examination. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on: (1) facilitating the receipt of Medicare preventive services by Medicare beneficiaries; and (2) increasing the ability of the physician to assist Medicare beneficiaries in obtaining needed prescriptions under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program). Requires additional payments to physicians for services to individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP). Requires various specified studies.

Bill· HRH.R. 7182 (110th)referred

Two Strike Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2008

Two Strike Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include in the definition of &quot;aggravated felony&quot; a criminal violation committed by an alien who improperly entered the United States.

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