There has been a flurry of legislative activity regarding immigration policy in the last few months. Here are summaries of some of the more important bills introduced this spring:
H.R. 2064 (5/31/2011) . To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment. See the full text here.
. . .
H.R. 1741: Secure Visas Act (5/25/2011) . Legislation would give the Secretary of Homeland Security .exclusive authority to issue regulations, establish policy, and administer and enforce the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) and all other immigration or nationality laws relating to the functions of consular officers of the United States in connection with the granting and refusal of a visa.. See the full text here.
. . .
H.R. 1933 (5/23/2011) . Amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas.
Section 1. Requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas.
(a) Extension of Period of Authorized Admission- Section 212(m)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
.(3) The initial period of authorized admission as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) shall be 3 years,... read more.
