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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any term used in this Act 2 that is used in the immigration laws shall have the 3 meaning given such term in the immigration laws. 4 (2) IMMIGRATION LAWS.—The term ‘‘immigra-5 tion laws’’ has the meaning given the term in section 6 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 7 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
Oct 15, 2015 · Accordingly, the foreign-born population has risen from 9.6 million in 1965 to a record high of 45 million in 2015 as estimated by a new study from the Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends Project. Immigrants accounted for just 5 percent of the U.S. population in 1965 and now comprise 14 percent. Figure 1.
Jan 16, 2024 · This report discusses immigration-related bills that have received congressional action during the first session of the 118th Congress. For the purposes of the report, bills receiving congressional action are the measures that have been enacted into law, passed by one chamber, or reported by a committee. R47901. January 16, 2024.
Apr 1, 2021 · A group of Republican lawmakers recently introduced a slew of anti-immigration bills in the House of Representatives and Senate. The bills primarily target people’s rights to seek asylum in the United States, as well as re-up a laundry list of anti-immigration initiatives from the Trump administration. These measures are the latest response ...
May 31, 2024 · Apr 22, 2021. H.R. 2805 (117th). To discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government.
Apr 22, 2021 · Updated on Thu, April 22, 2021 by the USAFacts Team. Home / Articles / Three current immigration bills by the numbers. Two bills expected to be brought up to a House vote this month — the American Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act — address a pathway to citizenship for thousands of immigrants.
Feb 18, 2021 · Named the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, the bill was unveiled on Thursday by Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Rep. Linda Sánchez, D-Calif., and includes an eight-year pathway to citizenship for ...
