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US Congress to consider extension of immigration provision
WASHINGTON, Oct 22: Ille-K immigrant* would receive a )-week reprieve on a statute that allow* them to pay a dlrs 1,000 fine and remain in the United States while applying for legal residence, under a measure Congress will consider Wednesday, reports AP.
Republican leaders agreed Tuesday to seek extension of an immigration statute that expires Thursday. In the face of persistent opposition from some Republican lawmakers, the leaders had to decide whether to include the provision in a stopgap spending bill Congress must pass thia week to keep government operations running
Lawmakers, who have yet to complete the appropriations process for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. were to consider on Wednesday a measure that would fund the government through Nov. 7.
An earlier stopgap spending bill, expiring Tnursday. included an extension of the immigration provision, which raised dlr* 114 million for the nation's immigration service last year.
< Opponents, led by California Republican Dana Rohrabacher. contend the statute fosters illegal immigration and improperly rewards people who oroxe the law by overstaying their visas or entering the country Illegally. They also say the measure penalises people who apply for visas overseas and often must wait years for permission to come here.
But supporters say the provision benefits only those already in position to secure their green card. It also pumps much-needed revenue into the coffers of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, they say.
The statute doesn't apply to the nation'* undocumented population, which now exceeds 5 million. It is targeted at those eligible for legal residence, either because they're already in Une for visas or are the spouse or minor child of a US citizen. Parents of adult children who are US citizens also can apply.
Some 345.000 people took advantage of the rule in 1995 and 1996. This year, an estimated 214.000 have applied.
Facing possible loss of the provision, thousands have grappled with a difficult decision in recent weeks: leave the
United States to secure a US green card or remain here illegally. With the application process sometimes taking years, they would face a lengthy period away from family and Jobs if they left the United States
The Senate has approved a permanent extension. But that approval. which wasn't matched on the House side, is included in an appropriations bill that has yet to be finalized.
Even as some conservative House Republicans are maneuvering to ensure the provision isn't permanently extended, a prominent conservative activist warned Tuesday that the GOP runs the risk of being branded anti-immigrant for years to come.
"I think it's critically important that Republicans make it clear to the country that they are pro-immigrant." Grover Norquist, head of Americans for Tax Reform, said at a Capitol Hill news conference where he and others urged extension of the measure.