A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to preventing an adverse impact of refugee and immigration policies on distressed areas, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to reimburse State and local governments for increased public expenses caused by refugee resettlement. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1983-1985. Amends the Refugee Act of 1980 to require the Director and the Coordinator for Refugee Affairs to inform State and local governments likely to be affected by annual refugee admissions. Requires the Director to seek to settle refugees in areas that are not distressed (as defined in this Act based on income, housing, and unemployment). Prohibits initial resettlement funds to be used to place refugees in these areas. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require temporary alien temporary alien workers to have bona fide job offers in order to be admitted into the United States. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish an admissions point system for aliens seeking to immigrate under either of the two work-related preference categories.

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Timeline

1. 29 October 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 October 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 October 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 November 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

   Source: Committee

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1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 October 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large] · I · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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