Senator has agreed to draft immigration bill, who crossed the U.S. border illegal foreigners will be deported if they entered the United States on December 31, 2011, a congressional aide said on Friday.
Bipartisan senate legislation would give an estimated 110000 illegal immigrants living in the United States to obtain legal status, and finally became an American citizen, as long as you comply with certain measures.
Illegal immigrants, however, those people, after entering in December 2011, the deadline will be forced to return to their country of origin of the aides, who is not authorized to speak publicly, because the bill is still under negotiation.
Congressional aides said: "people need to have put down some roots long enough in the whole country." If you just came here, is illegal, so you can't leave.
Lawmakers - four democratic and four republican bill - the goal is to launch their last Tuesday, the day before, the senate judiciary committee held hearings, review the current legislation.
Senators and congressional aides say, most of the major policy issues have been resolved. But there are still some details need to grope for out source said, familiar with the talks.
Support has been a growing number of members of congress and the public on immigration reform, since President Obama's re-election in November with the help of the Hispanic community.
Last time was in 1986 the United States immigration law has carried on the extensive rewriting, these policy is blamed for hundreds of millions of people to illegally entering and living in the country, and also introduced the shortage of highly skilled workers from abroad, as well as some low skilled "site".
According to the bill, which is finely crafted, safety first along the southwest border with Mexico. At the same time, many people living illegally in the United States the threat of deportation will be cancelled. In 13 years, these immigrants can begin to protect American citizens.
The bill would increase a few highly skilled workers visa, and create a new program to control the flow of unskilled workers. It also makes it more difficult to their family visa to the United States citizens petition.
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