Immigration

Immigration Ceiling Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Immigration Ceiling Act of 1983 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an annual immigration ceiling for three years at 475,000 entrants. Provides that 270,000 of such entrants shall be preference immigrants. States that after such initial three-year period the annual immigration ceiling shall be the level of U.S. emigration plus 100,000. Gives priority to immediate family members and refugees. Requires the President to report to Congress at four-year intervals, beginning no later than January 1, 1986, on the impact of immigration on U.S. domestic and foreign policy. Requires (presently authorizes) the Immigration and Naturalization Service to monitor U.S. emigration.

Immigration Exclusion and Deportation Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Immigration Exclusion and Deportation Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make only the following classes of aliens ineligible to receive visas and be permitted admission into the United States: (1) those afflicted with dangerous contagious diseases; (2) those suffering from mental illness which could endanger public safety; (3) any alien convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, with specified exceptions; (4) any alien convicted of two or more offenses for which the aggregate sentences actually imposed were five years or more; (5) any alien convicted of specified drug violations; (6) any alien participating in the persecution of a person because of race, religion, national origin, or political opinion; (7) any alien deemed by the Attorney General as a probable security risk for certain specified reasons; (8) any alien who is an active member of an organization engaged in violence or terrorist activities; (9) those aliens seeking to enter the United States for the purpose of performing skilled or unskilled labor, with certain qualified exceptions; (10) 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; (11) any excluded or deported alien who seeks readmission within one year of the event, unless such readmission is consented to by the Attorney General; (12) any alien seeking to enter the United States by fraud or the willful misrepresentation of a material fact; (13) any stowaway alien; (14) any alien who aids any other alien in illegal entry; (15) any immigrant not in possession of a valid immigrant visa and passport at the time of admission; and (16) any nonimmigrant not in possession of a valid passport authorizing the alien to return to the country from which he or she came. Makes technical and conforming amendments. Repeals provisions dealing with bond and conditions for admission for permanent residence for retarded, tubercular, and mentally ill aliens. 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 the nonimmigrant status; (4) any alien arriving from foreign contiguous territory or adjacent islands who has not resided in such territory or islands for at least two years prior to such arrival; (5) 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; (6) any alien who at any time after entry is convicted of two or more crimes involving moral turpitude; (7) any alien who at any time after entry is convicted of a violation of certain drug laws; (8) any alien who at any time after entry is convicted under weapons-possession laws; (9) any alien who at any time is convicted on any of various specified loyalty laws (e.g. sabotage, treason and sedition, selective service, etc..); (10) any alien who fails to comply with alien registration laws or foreign agent registration laws; (11) any alien convicted of fraud or misuse of visas or other entry documents; (12) any alien engaging in activity which endangers the public safety or national security; (13) any alien who is an active member of an organization engaged in violence or terrorist activities; or (14) any alien engaged in or associated with the Nazi government of Germany betweeen March 23, 1933, and May 8, 1945, who participated in the persecution of any person because of race, religion, national origin, or political opinion. Makes technical and conforming amendments.

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for an immigration emergency revolving fund.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for an immigration emergency revolving fund, to be established in the Treasury, to provide for increased Immigration and Naturalization Service enforcement activities and related State and local reimbursements. Prohibits fund withdrawals unless the President has determined an emergency exists and certified such fact to the appropriate congressional committees.

A bill to provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for certain aliens who are nationals of El Salvador, and to provide for Presidential and Congressional review of conditions in El Salvador and other countries.

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983

Directs the President to investigate and report to the Congress within 18 months concerning the living conditions and available assistance for El Salvadorans displaced inside and outside their country. Requires such investigation to report on the fate of El Salvadoran deportees. Requires the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to hold hearings within two years to consider appropriate U.S. steps to assure the personal safety and equitable distribution of assistance to such displaced El Salvadorans. Provides for a three-year moratorium on specified categories of El Salvadoran deportations.

A bill to provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for certain aliens who are nationals of El Salvador, and to provide for Presidential and Congressional review of conditions in El Salvador and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983

Directs the President to investigate and report to the Congress within 18 months concerning the living conditions and available assistance for El Salvadorans displaced inside and outside their country. Requires such investigation to report on the fate of El Salvadoran deportees. Requires the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to hold hearings within two years to consider appropriate U.S. steps to assure the personal safety and equitable distribution of assistance to such displaced El Salvadorans. Provides for a three-year moratorium on specified categories of El Salvadoran deportations.

A bill to require that migrant education programs and the equity training and technical assistance programs be conducted by offices under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education and that the women's educational equity programs be conducted by an office under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1983

Amends the Department of Education Organization Act ("the Act") to establish within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: (1) an Office of Migrant Education to administer specified migrant education programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Higher Education Act of 1965; and (2) an Office of Equity Training and Technical Assistance to administer specified equity training and technical assistance programs under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Requires that such offices be under the direct supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. Establishes within the Office of Educational Research and Improvement an Office of Women's Educational Equity to administer specified women's educational equity programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Requires that such office be under the direct supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement. Provides that the offices established under this Act shall be considered organizational entities established by the Act and shall not be subject to the reorganizational authority of the Secretary of Education under specified provisions of the Act or any other provision of law.

A joint resolution to direct the President to return to Cuba all Cuban nationals from the 1980 Mariel boatlift who are currently incarcerated in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1983

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should return to Cuba those Cuban nationals from the 1980 Mariel boatlift who are excludable because of criminal activity.

Immigrant Repatriation Study Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1983

Immigrant Repatriation Study Act - Directs the Attorney General to study the problem of indigent, elderly immigrants who wish to return to their home countries but can not afford the transportation costs to do so. Requires a report to Congress within 12 months.

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress regarding the return to Cuba of certain Cuban nationals who arrived in the Mariel boatlift and are currently incarcerated in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1983

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should return to Cuba those Cuban nationals from the 1980 Mariel boatlift who are excludable because of criminal activity.

Entschließungsantrag zum Gesetz zur Förderung der Rückkehrbereitschaft von Ausländern (G-SIG: 10000730)

Germany · German Bundestag · 10 November 1983

Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen für Rückkehrer in den Heimatländern, Beratungs- und Ausbildungsmaßnahmen, Gewährung von Krediten zur Gründung von selbständigen Existenzen im Rahmen der wirtschaftlichen Zusammenarbeit

Entschließungsantrag zum Gesetz zur Förderung der Rückkehrbereitschaft von Ausländern (G-SIG: 10000729)

Germany · German Bundestag · 9 November 1983

Stellungnahme zum Regierungsentwurf: Negative Erfahrungen mit Rückkehrprämien, Wecken illusionärer Erwartungen, Stärkung von Vorbehalten gegenüber Ausländern, mißbräuchliche Nutzung des Gesetzes durch Arbeitgeber und durch Mitnahmeeffekte, Verführung ausländischer Arbeitnehmer und ihrer Familien zur Aufgabe erworbener sozialer Ansprüche, unzumutbarer Zeitdruck; Erleichterung der sozialen Integration, Verbesserung des Aufenthalts- und Einbürgerungsrechts

A bill to amend the Act of August 1, 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2691).

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1983

Declares that the Secretary of State should, within 30 days of receiving an application for a nonimmigrant visa by an alien who is excludable from the United States because of membership in or affiliation with a proscribed organization but who is otherwise admissible to the United States, recommend that the Attorney General approve the issuance of such visa unless the admission of such alien would be contrary to U.S. security or foreign policy interests and the Secretary so certifies.

Immigration Emergency Procedures Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1983

Immigration Emergency Procedures Act of 1983 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the President to declare an immigration emergency if in his judgment: (1) a substantial number of undocumented aliens from a designated country (countries) or geographic area (areas) are ready to leave for the United States, or have already done so; and (2) the normal resources of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the procedures under such Act would be inadequate to handle the influx of these aliens. Requires the President to explain such action to the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate within 48 hours. Terminates such emergency period after 120 days unless ended sooner or extended by the President. Authorizes the President during an immigration emergency to: (1) prevent or intercept U.S. vessels, vehicles, or aircraft from travelling to designated countries or areas; (2) prevent inadmissible aliens from arriving by requiring their return or their vessel, vehicle, or aircraft's return to a suitable country or area; (3) exempt executive instrumentalities from additional specified environmental requirements for up to one year; (4) close harbors, ports, roads, and airports; (5) designate one or more Federal agencies including the military to carry out these emergency powers (once they are invoked by the President); and (6) enforce the admissibility and asylum determination provisions of this Act beyond the territorial limits of the United States, including on the high seas. Authorizes State and local reimbursement for related immigration emergency costs. States that nothing in this Act shall relieve any carrier or other person from civil or criminal responsibilities for transporting an illegal alien into the United States. Authorizes the Attorney General to establish admissions and asylum procedures for such aliens. Eliminates judicial review of such determinations. Permits the Attorney General to: (1) deport an alien to a country other than the one he came from when necessary; and (2) permit an alien to post a surety bond to ensure admissions compliance. Requires an alien to be detained pending a final determination of admissibility unless he or she is clearly admissible. Permits the Attorney General to transfer such detained aliens at any time. Limits judicial review of the Attorney General's detention and transfer authority to habeas corpus questions of whether a particular person is within the category of aliens subject to detention. Sets forth enforcement, departure, and judicial review provisions for ports, airports, and roads closed under authority of this Act. Grants search and seizure and disaster authority to agencies enforcing this Act. Prohibits U.S. conveyances to travel to, or within specified distances of, designated countries or areas during an immigration emergency without prior executive approval. Provides penalties for violations, including fines, forfeiture, and imprisonment. Provides that violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act committed during an immigration emergency may be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Coast Guard, or any component of the Department of the Treasury. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the fine for unlawfully bringing aliens into the United States. Permits the seizure of a vessel or aircraft so involved. Authorizes appropriations.

A resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 1510, to revise and reform the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1983

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 1510 (immigration law revisions).

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide, in the case of elderly individuals applying for naturalization, for waiver of the English language requirement and for demonstrating a knowledge and understanding of American government in a language other than English.

United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1983

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit naturalization applicants who are 65 years or older to waive the English language requirement and demonstrate U.S. government knowledge in their native language.

Gesetz zur Änderung des Asylverfahrensgesetzes und des Gesetzes über die internationale Rechtshilfe in Strafsachen (G-SIG: 10020117)

Germany · German Bundestag · 28 September 1983

<strong>Bezug:</strong> BVerfG, NJW 1983, S. 1723 Siehe auch C39 und C93 <br /> <br /> <strong>Inhalt:</strong> Änderung des § 18 AsylVfG und des § 6 IRG: Nichtauslieferung der vom Bundesamt für die Anerkennung ausländischer Flüchtlinge anerkannten Asylbewerber. Bund, Ländern und Gemeinden entstehen keine Kosten. <br /> <br /> <strong>Nebenschlagwörter:</strong> Bundesamt für die Anerkennung ausländischer Flüchtlinge * Politischer Flüchtling * Auslieferung von Straftätern * IRG * Altun, Cemal Kemal/Änderung des Asylrechts nach dem Freitod von Cemal Altun

A bill to prohibit the issuance of most immigrant and nonimmigrant visas to citizens of the Soviet Union until the anniversary date of the shooting-down by the Soviet Union of unarmed civilian aircraft.

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1983

Suspends the issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas (with specified exceptions) to Soviet nationals until September 1, 1984.

Änderung der Auslieferungspraxis der Bundesregierung und Staatenbeschwerde gegen die Türkei (G-SIG: 10000419)

Germany · German Bundestag · 6 September 1983

Nichtbewilligung der Auslieferung von Ausländern nach dem IRG (Gesetz über die internationale Rechtshilfe in Strafsachen) während der Dauer eines Asylverfahrens, Nichtbewilligung der Auslieferung von Ausländern in die Türkei während der Laufzeit der Staatenbeschwerde verschiedener europäischer Länder gegen die Türkei gemäß Art. 24 der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention, Beitritt der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu dieser Staatenbeschwerde

Immigration Emergency Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1983

Immigration Emergency Act - Authorizes the President to declare an immigration emergency if in his judgment: (1) a substantial number of undocumented aliens from a designated country (countries) or geographic area (areas) are ready to leave for the United States, or have already done so; and (2) the normal procedures and resources of the Immigration and Naturalization Service would be inadequate to handle the influx of these aliens. Requires the President to explain such action to the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate within 48 hours. Terminates such emergency period after 120 days unless ended sooner or extended by the President. Authorizes the President during an immigration emergency to: (1) prevent U.S. vessels, vehicles, or aircraft from traveling to designated countries or areas; (2) prevent inadmissible aliens from arriving by requiring their return or their vessel, vehicle, or aircraft's return to a suitable country or area; (3) exempt executive instrumentalities from additional specified environmental requirements for up to one year; and (4) designate one or more Federal agencies including the military to carry out these emergency powers (once they are invoked by the President). Requires an alien to be detained pending a final determination of admissibility. Permits the Attorney General to transfer such detained aliens at any time. Limits judicial review of the Attorney General's detention and transfer authority to habeas corpus questions of whether a particular person is within the category of aliens subject to detention. Grants search and seizure and disaster authority to agencies enforcing this Act. Prohibits U.S. conveyances from traveling to, or within specified distances of, designated countries or areas during an immigration emergency without prior executive approval. Provides penalties for violations, including fines, forfeiture, and imprisonment. Provides that violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act committed during an immigration emergency may be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Coast Guard, or any component of the Department of the Treasury. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the fine for unlawfully bringing aliens into the United States. Permits the seizure of a vessel or aircraft so involved. Authorizes up to $35,000,000 for purposes of this title.

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and inspectors of the United States Customs Service within the immediate retirement provisions applicable to certain employees engaged in hazardous occupations.

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1983

Entitles an inspector for the Immigration and Naturalization Service or the United States Customs Service to a civil service annuity after such inspector reaches age 50 and completes 20 years of combined service as an inspector, Federal fire fighter, or Federal law enforcement officer.

A bill to amend title V of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 to extend assistance for Cuban and Haitian entrants to 72 months after the month of entry.

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1983

Amends the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 to extend the assistance period for Cuban and Haitian entrants from 36 to 72 months after entry.

Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1983

Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1983 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for refugee assistance through 1985. Places the Office of Refugee Resettlement within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (Presently such Refugee Office is in the Social Security Administration.) Authorizes the Secretary of Education (presently the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement) to make grants for special educational programs for refugee children. Requires the Comptroller General to directly audit FY 1984 and FY 1985 initial resettlement grants. Requires a recipient agency (in addition to existing provisions) to: (1) provide quarterly performance and finance reports; (2) notify, upon request, local welfare offices of any cash assistance provided directly by such agency to a refugee; (3) insure that refugees with medical conditions affecting the public health report to the appropriate health authorities in their resettlement areas; and (4) report annually to the administering Federal agency and the appropriate congressional committees regarding refugee placement, expenditures, and other related program information. Authorizes grants for local areas with high refugee concentrations. States that such grants shall supplement other funds and be used primarily for refugee employment. Prohibits refugees who enter the United States on or after October 1, 1984, from receiving aid to families with dependent children assistance for the first 90 days after admission to the United States. Authorizes States to disqualify a refugee from general cash assistance programs during such period, except in extreme hardship cases or in emergencies. Terminates refugee cash assistance for three months for refusal to accept employment (six months for subsequent refusals). Prohibits: (1) such cash or medical assistance grants from being given as block or consolidated grants; and (2) the Director from delegating grant review or approval authority to the States or their political subdivisions.

A bill to require that funds allocated for military assistance for the Government of El Salvador or for the rebels in Nicaragua be used instead by the Immigration and Naturalization Service to prevent illegal immigration from Central America.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1983

Directs the President to transfer any funds allocated for military assistance for the Government of El Salvador or for the Nicaraguan rebels to the Immigration and Naturalization Service for use in preventing illegal immigration from Central America.

Gesetz zur Förderung der Rückkehrbereitschaft von Ausländern (G-SIG: 10020078)

Germany · German Bundestag · 22 July 1983

<b>Inhalt:</b> Abbau von Rückkehrhemmnissen, gezielte Rückkehrhilfe, Einlösung individueller Ansprüche unter Vermeidung von Mitnahmeeffekten, zeitliche Befristung; Änderung § 27 ArVNG, § 26 AnVNG, § 19 KnVNG, §§ 3 und 18 des Gesetzes zur Verbesserung der betrieblichen Altersversorgung, §§ 10 und 52 EStG, §§ 2 und 10 WoPG, §§ 1 und 8 SparPG und §§ 2 und 17 VermBG. Dem Bund entstehen Kosten für die Rückkehrhilfe, für die staatlich begünstigten Sparleistungen und die Beitragserstattung in der knappschaftlichen Rentenversicherung sowie bei den übrigen Rentenversicherungsträgern in der Größenordnung von 155 Mio DM für 1983, 680 Mio DM für 1984. Demgegenüber stehen Einsparungen von 340 Mio DM für 1985 und 275 Mio DM für 1986 bis 1987. <br><br><b>Änderungen aufgrund der Ausschußempfehlung:</b> Der frühestmögliche Zeitpunkt von dem ab der ausländische Arbeitnehmer den Geltungsbereich des Gesetzes verlassen kann, ist der 30.10.83, wenn Arbeitnehmer infolge Betriebsstillegung oder Konkurs arbeitslos geworden sind. Bei Inanspruchnahme der Rückkehrhilfe durch Arbeitnehmer, die innerhalb der letzten sechs Monate Anspruch auf Kurzarbeitergeld stellen konnten, muß der Anspruch ununterbrochen bestanden haben und mindestens 20 v.H. der betrieblichen Arbeitszeit umfaßt haben. Verläßt der Arbeitnehmer erst einen Monat nach Inkrafttreten dieses Gesetzes und später als einen Monat nach Erfüllung der genannten Voraussetzungen den Geltungsbereich dieses Gesetzes, so vermindern sich die Beträge um 1500 DM bzw. 750 DM. Nach Ablauf von sieben Monaten wird eine Rückkehrhilfe nicht mehr gezahlt. Der Arbeitgeber ist verpflichtet, dem Arbeitnehmer alle Tatsachen, die für den Anspruch auf Rückkehrhilfe relevant sind, zu bescheinigen. Die Beratung und Unterrichtung der rückkehrwilligen Ausländer wird verstärkt. Die Mehrkosten steigen um 0,5 Mio DM jährlich durch die Regelung der Beratung (Art. 1, Par. 5b). <br><br><b>Nebenschlagwörter:</b> Ausländer/Gesetz zur Förderung der Rückkehrbereitschaft von Ausländern * Arbeiterrentenversicherungs-Neuregelungsgesetz/Änderung § 27 ArVNG betr. Förderung der Rückkehrbereitschaft von Ausländern * Angestelltenversicherungs-Neuregelungsgesetz/Änderung § 26 AnVNG betr. Förderung der Rückkehrbereitschaft von Ausländern * Knappschaftsrentenversicherungs-Neuregelungsgesetz/Änderung von Artikel 2 § 19 KnVNG betr. Förderung der Rückkehrbereitschaft von Ausländern * Betriebliche Altersversorgung/Änderung §§ 3 und 18 des Gesetzes zur Verbesserung der betrieblichen Altersversorgung betr. Förderung der Rückkehrbereitschaft von Ausländern * Einkommensteuergesetz/Änderung §§ 10 und 52 EStG betr. Förderung der Rückkehrbereitschaft von Ausländern * Wohnungsbau-Prämiengesetz/ Änderung §§ 2 und 10 WoPG betr. Förderung der Rückkehrbereitschaft von Ausländern * Spar-Prämiengesetz/Änderung §§ 1 und 8 SparPG betr. Förderung der Rückkehrbereitschaft von Ausländern * Vermögensbildungsgesetz/Änderung §§ 2 und 17 VermBG betr. Förderung der Rückkehrbereitschaft von Ausländern

Refugee Assistance Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1983

Refugee Assistance Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 to authorize FY 1984 through FY 1986 appropriations for refugee assistance. Limits the annual refugee assistance report to Congress to the immediately preceding five-year period.

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the transportation of undocumented aliens and to reimburse air carriers for detention expenses.

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1983

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) reimburse air carriers for alien detention expenses; and (2) permit the refund of the $1,000 transport company fine for bringing in an illegal alien in the case where the alien, despite documentary inadmissibility, is admitted or paroled into the United States.

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION TO PARTICIPATE ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE DRAFTING IN THE U.N.O. OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF ALL MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

European Union · European Commission · 8 July 1983

Ausländerstudium in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (G-SIG: 10000317)

Germany · German Bundestag · 5 July 1983

Entwicklung der Zahl der ausländischen Studenten, aufgegliedert nach Ländern, Zahl und Auslastung der vorhandenen Studienplätze, Auswirkungen der Vierzehnten Verordnung zur Änderung der Verordnung zur Durchführung des Ausländergesetzes auf das Studium von Ausländern in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, insbesondere Verfahren der Visaerteilung für Studienbewerber, Prüfung der Hochschulzugangsberechtigungen und Mindestnoten-Regelung, Schaffung von Studienanreizen für Studenten aus Entwicklungsländern, Erleichterung der Rahmenbedingungen des Studiums, Förderung des Studiums von Bildungsinländern, insbesondere Kinder ausländischer Arbeitnehmer

Judgment of the Court of 5 July 1983.#Biagio Valentini v ASSEDIC de Lyon.#Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de grande instance de Lyon - France.#Social security - Migrant workers - Overrlapping of old-age pensions and pre-retirement benefits.#Case 171/82.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 5 July 1983

A bill to provide compensation to States for costs incurred to confine certain Cuban nationals who were allowed to enter the United States in 1980 and who are imprisoned for violations of State law.

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1983

Directs the Attorney General to compensate States for costs incurred in imprisoning certain Cuban nationals permitted to enter the United States in 1980.

Seasonal Agricultural Foreign Worker Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1983

Seasonal Agricultural Foreign Worker Act of 1983 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (The Act) to add to the classification of non-immigrant aliens those foreign workers who have no intention of abandoning a foreign residence, but come to the United States for seasonal agricultural employment for a maximum of eleven consecutive months. Prohibits the admission of an alien as a non- immigrant if such alien has violated the terms or conditions of a previous admission as a non-immigrant within the past five years. Directs the Attorney General to consult with the Secretaries of Agriculture and of Labor to establish an admissions program for nonimmigrant workers entering the United States for seasonal agricultural employment which does not exceed eleven consecutive months. Requires such program to impose monthly and annual quotas upon nonimmigrant visas by agricultural employment region. Subjects the availability of such visas to a specified preference system, based upon a certain allotment formula. States that the availability of a nonimmigrant visa is not predicated upon petitions from prospective employers within the United States. Specifies exceptions. States that nonimmigrant visas shall neither limit the type of agricultural work, nor the geographical area within which aliens may be employed. Requires the Attorney General to designate up to ten agricultural employment regions within the United States. Permits employers of agricultural workers to submit petitions to the Attorney General which specify the month and agricultural employment region concerned, as well as a breakdown of the type of work needed and the availability of domestic and foreign workers to do such work. Requires the Attorney General to prescribe quotas for nonimmigrant visas based upon such petitions and other specified factors. Permits agricultural employers to apply for an increase in nonimmigration visa quotas if they can establish an emergency need based upon certain factors. Requires the Attorney General to decide such applications within seventy-two hours of the completion of such application. Requires employers to apply to the Attorney General as a condition of eligibility to employ nonimmigrants. Requires the Attorney General to approve such applications unless certain findings are made after opportunity for a hearing. Limits an employer's disqualification to a maximum of five years. Authorizes the Attorney General to impose civil monetary penalties upon employers who have committed specified violations. Makes it unlawful to hire, recruit or refer for employment in the United States a nonimmigrant alien in the absence of an approved application for such employment. Details the penalties incurred for specified violations by employers and aliens. Denies any Federal financial assistance based on financial need to aliens admitted as nonimmigrants for seasonal agricultural employment. Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress semiannually on the program. States that this Act preempts any State or local law on the same subject. Prohibits the filing of petitions for preference status for aliens defined as seasonal agricultural foreign workers. Excludes from admission into the United States any such alien workers who are not: (1) continuously employed; or (2) actively seeking employment in the agricultural labor market. Precludes the time spent by aliens in a nonimmigrant status under this Act from being counted as part of the continuous residence requirement for suspended deportation. Bars such aliens from having their status adjusted to permanent resident. Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Managing Trustee to pay into the Treasury estimated social security taxes related to the wages of nonimmigrant aliens employed under this Act. Requires such funds to be credited to: (1) the Department of State for the purpose of making lump-sum benefit payments to such nonimmigrant aliens; and (2) the Immigration and Naturalization Service for administration and enforcement of the program established by this Act. Amends the Social Security Act to require the lump-sum repayment to nonimmigrant aliens under this Act of taxes imposed upon their wages. States that both the application and payment of such benefits may be made only at the consulate nearest the alien's foreign residence after his or her return to it. Excludes from the definition of employment, for purposes of the Social Security Act, seasonal agricultural service performed by nonimmigrant aliens under this Act. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should negotiate with representatives of labor source countries to establish bilateral advisory commissions to advise the Attorney General regarding problems arising under this Act. Details circumstances under which the Attorney General must waive disciplinary proceedings or penalties against employers who have violated specified law during the first year this Act is enacted.

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for 3 years the authorization of appropriations for refugee assistance.

United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1983

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for refugee assistance through FY 1986.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that extended voluntary departure status should be granted to El Salvadorans in the United States whose safety would be endangered if they were required to return to El Salvador.

United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1983

Expresses the sense of the Senate that extended voluntary departure status should be granted to El Salvadorans until the situation in El Salvador permits their safe return.

Gesetz zur Neuregelung des Internationalen Privatrechts (G-SIG: 10020047)

Germany · German Bundestag · 20 May 1983

<b>Bezug:</b> Haager Übereinkommen vom 9.10.1973 über das auf Unterhaltspflichten anzuwendende Recht siehe XC02 Siehe auch XC03 <br><br><b>Europäische Impulse:</b> EG-Übereinkommen vom 19.6.1980 über das auf vertragliche Schuldverhältnisse anzuwendende Recht - BR Drs. 224/83 <br><br><b>Inhalt:</b> Neuregelung von Bestimmungen, die zuvor die Anwendung des Rechts des Staates vorsahen, dem der Ehemann oder Vater angehört, aus verfassungsrechtlichen Gründen unter Berücksichtigung internationaler Übereinkommen: Maßgeblichkeit des Rechts des Staates, dem die Hauptbeteiligten angehören, im Personen-, Familien- und Erbrecht, insbesondere bei Statusfragen, Einführung eines Familienstatuts, Maßgeblichkeit des Rechts im gewöhnlichen Aufenthaltsland bei Ehegatten mit verschiedener Staatsangehörigkeit, Geltung des Aufenthaltsrechts im Bereich familienrechtlicher Beziehungen, insbesondere für das Unterhaltsrecht und das Eltern- Kind-Verhältnis unvollständiger Familien, Möglichkeit einer Rechtswahl unter Ehegatten für bestimmte Bereiche; Änderung und Ergänzung versch §§ EGBGB, ZPO und FGG, Änderung der §§ 1409 und 1746 BGB, des § 12 Verschollenheitsgesetz, Aufhebung des § 15a Ehegesetz, Änderung der §§ 10 und 12 AGB-Gesetz, des § 116 Grundbuchordnung, des § 1 Einführungsgesetz zu dem Gesetz über die Zwangsversteigerung und die Zwangsverwaltung, der §§ 4 und 6 Reichs- und Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz sowie Einfügung des § 34 SGB- Allgemeiner Teil. Für die öffentlichen Haushalte entstehen keine zusätzlichen Kosten. <br><br><b>Änderungen aufgrund der Ausschußempfehlung:</b> Die Bestimmungen zum Namensrecht, zum Erbrecht, zur Regelung des Versorgungsausgleichs sowie zu den güterrechtlichen Wirkungen von Ehen werden präzisiert. Die Zuständigkeit für Eintragungen in das Güterrechtsregister sowie die Bestimmungen über die internationale Zuständigkeit für Ehesachen werden neugefaßt. Für das Verfahren in der internationalen Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit wird eine praktikablere Regelung vorgeschlagen. <br><br><b>Nebenschlagwörter:</b> Familienrecht/Gesetz zur Neuregelung des Internationalen Privatrechts * Gleichberechtigung von Mann und Frau/Durchsetzung des verfassungsrechtlich gebotenen Gleichbehandlungsgebots im internationalen Privatrecht * Erbrecht/Gesetz zur Neuregelung des Internationalen Privatrechts * Unterhaltspflicht/Geltung des Aufenthaltsrechts für das Unterhaltsrecht * Unvollständige Familie/ Geltung des Aufenthaltsrechts für das Eltern-Kind-Verhältnis außerhalb vollständiger Familien * Einführungsgesetz zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch/Änderung und Ergänzung versch §§ EGBGB betr. Neuregelung des internationalen Privatrechts, u.a. Übernahme des Haager Übereinkommens über das auf Unterhaltspflichten anzuwendende Recht vom 2. Oktober 1973 und des EG-Übereinkommens über das auf vertragliche Schuldverhältnisse anzuwendende Recht vom 19. Juni 1980; Neufassung des § 1409 und Ergänzung d * Verschollenheitsgesetz/Neufassung des § 12 Verschollenheitsgesetz betr. Neuregelung des internationalen Privatrechts * Zivilprozeßordnung/Änderung und Ergänzung versch §§ ZPO betr. Neuregelung des internationalen Privatrechts * Freiwillige Gerichtsbarkeit/Änderung und Ergänzung versch §§ FGG betr. Neuregelung des internationalen Privatrechts * Ehegesetz/Aufhebung des § 15a EheG und Einfügung in das EGBGB (gilt nicht im Land Berlin) * AGB-Gesetz/Aufhebung der §§ 10 Nr. 8 und 12 AGB-Gesetz sowie Einfügung in das EGBGB * Grundbuchordnung/Änderung des § 116 Abs. 2 GBO betr. Neuregelung des internationalen Privatrechts * Zwangsversteigerung/Änderung des § 1 Abs. 2 des Einführungsgesetzes zu dem Gesetz über die Zwangsversteigerung und die Zwangsverwaltung betr. Neuregelung des internationalen Privatrechts * Reichs- und Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz/Änderung der §§ 4 und 6 RuStaG betr. Neuregelung des internationalen Privatrechts * Sozialgesetzbuch/ Einfügung des § 34 SGB-Allgemeiner Teil-betr. Neuregelung des internationalen Privatrechts

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United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1983

Alien Parental Amnesty Act of 1983 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General to adjust to permanent resident the status of certain alien parents of U.S.-born children.

Federal Alien Incarceration Responsibility Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1983

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A bill to amend section 312(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1983

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from the English language naturalization requirement persons 50 years or older with five years U.S. residence who were admitted as conditional entrants, paroled, or granted asylum.

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European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 5 May 1983

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1983

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1983 - Title I: Control of Illegal Immigration - Part A: Use of False Documents - Amends the Immigration and Naturalization Act to make it illegal to fraudulently misuse or manufacture entry or work documents. Increases penalties for such violations. Part B: Enforcement and Fees - Authorizes FY 1984 through 1986 appropriations for specified Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) enforcement activities. Authorizes supplemental FY 1983 appropriations. Restricts INS warrantless entry onto farms or other outdoor operations. Directs the Attorney General to take action to safeguard the rights, safety, and dignity of persons within the United States in the enforcement of immigration laws. Requires INS training to familiarize INS officers with the rights and varied cultural backgrounds of aliens and citizens. Authorizes INS facilities fees. Part C: Adjudication Procedures and Asylum - Directs immigration officers to exclude without hearing aliens without proper documents or without any reasonable basis for legal entry or asylum. Establishes in the Department of Justice a United States Immigration Board to hear appeals from final decisions of immigration judges. Replaces the existing special inquiry officer system with a system of immigration judges. Provides for judicial review of exclusion cases and those asylum cases encompassed within deportation or exclusion orders. Sets forth statutory asylum provisions. Part D: Adjustment of Status - Prohibits adjustment of status to permanent resident for violators of (nonimmigrant) visa terms. Part E: Commission on Immigration and International Development - Establishes the National Commission on Immigration and International Development to review and make recommendations regarding social and economic conditions affecting unauthorized immigration into the United States. Directs such Commission to consult with the Government of Mexico and advise the Attorney General regarding the temporary worker program. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of its final report to Congress Title II: Reform of Legal Immigration - Part A: Immigrants - Authorizes additional visas for Mexico and Canada. Increases the colonial quota. Requires the President to report to Congress every three years on immigration admissions. Eliminates "sexual deviation" as a ground for deportation or exclusion. Exempts certain retirees from numerical admissions limitations. Part B: Nonimmigrants - Separates temporary agricultural labor from other temporary labor for purposes of nonimmigrant worker provisions. Limits such workers to an eight-month annual stay unless otherwise authorized. Requires an employer visa petition to certify that: (1) there are not enough U.S. workers for the job; and (2) similarly employed U.S. workers' wages will not be adversely affected. Sets forth application, certification, and employment condition provisions. Requires: (1) annual certification reports to Congress; and (2) a report to Congress on temporary worker program improvements within 18 months. Authorizes appropriations beginning with FY 1983 to: (1) recruit domestic workers; (2) monitor the nonimmigrant worker program; and (3) make determinations and certifications. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should establish an advisory commission to consult with the Government of Mexico and advise the Attorney General regarding such temporary worker program. Requires foreign students to return to their home country for two years before being eligible for U.S. permanent residence. Sets forth exceptions. Authorizes a three-year pilot visa waiver program for up to eight countries providing a similar benefit to U.S. visitors. Title III: Legalization - Establishes a program to legalize the status of specified resident undocumented aliens. Sets forth program provisions. Requires a program report to Congress within 18 months. Updates the registry date for permanent entry admissions records from June 30, 1948, to January 1, 1983. Authorizes State legalization assistance funds for FY 1984 through 1987.

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United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1983

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the "sexual deviation" exclusion provision.

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United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1983

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United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the owner or operator of an international bridge or toll road to request the Attorney General to inspect and approve measures taken to prevent aliens from illegally crossing into the United States. States that such approved measures shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with obligations under such Act to prevent illegal entries.

A concurrent resolution demonstrating America's commitment to individual rights.

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983

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A bill to repeal section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the "sexual deviation" exclusion provision.

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who die while serving with the United States armed forces during certain periods of hostilities may be considered to have been citizens of the United States at the time of such aliens' death.

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who die while serving with the U.S. Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities may be considered to have been U.S. citizens at the time of their deaths.

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to delete a separate definition of "consular officer" applicable to the Canal Zone, American Samoa, and Swains Island.

A joint resolution proclaiming Nelson Mandela to be an honorary citizen of the United States, and requesting his unconditional release from prison in South Africa.

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983

Proclaims Nelson Mandela an honorary citizen of the United States and requests the President to take steps to secure his unconditional release from prison in South Africa.

A joint resolution proclaiming Nomzano Winnie Mandela to be an honorary citizen and condemning her banishment to Brandfort, South Africa.

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983

Proclaims Winnie Mandela an honorary citizen of the United States and requests the President to seek from South Africa a revocation of her banishment to Brandfort, South Africa.

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to accept donated horses for use in patrolling the borders of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1983

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Attorney General to accept donated horses for border patrol use.