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H.R. 8838 (116th)

Legal Immigration for the U.S. Act

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Introduced

2 December 2020

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Summary

Legal Immigration for the U.S. Act This bill makes various changes to immigration law, including by (1) limiting the number of refugees and aliens granted asylum who may receive legal permanent residence to 50,000 each fiscal year, (2) denying a tax deduction for wages and benefits paid to or on behalf of an unauthorized alien, (3) eliminating the EB-5 investor visa, and (4) requiring certain nonimmigrant aliens to post a bond prior to receiving a U.S. entry visa.

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