Contiguous Neighbor Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act

Summary

Contiguous Neighbor Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of aliens born in any foreign state of the Western Hemisphere or in the Canal Zone who may acquire the status of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States in any of the first three quarters of any fiscal year from 32,000 to 35,000 and the total number in any fiscal year from 120,000 to 130,000. Increases the total number of preference priority immigrant visas and the number of conditional entries made available to natives of all foreign contiguous territories to 50,000 for any fiscal year. Makes available 50,000 visas and conditional entries to foreign contiguous territories in the year following a year when the maximum number of visas or conditional entries has been made available. Exempts parents, spouses, or children of United States citizens or of lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens born in any foreign contiguous territory from the labor certification requirement of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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Timeline

1. 10 January 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 January 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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