20250AJR_001796CHP[Congressional 96Bills INTRODUCED119th 2025-06-24Congress] AMENDED_SENATE[From 2026-06-25the PASSED_ASSEMBLYU.S. 2026-08-17 PASSED_SENATE 2026-08-13 ENROLLED 2026-08-19 CHAPTERED 2026-08-25 FILED 2026-08-25 2025 0 AJR 17 CHP 2026 CHR 0 210 Introduced by Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez (Principal coauthor:

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NOPadilla WHEREAS,(for Thehimself, UnitedMr. States of America is a nation founded on the principles that all people are created equal and the promise of freedom for all;

andDurbin, WHEREAS,Mr. Our strength as a country has always been greater when we welcome newcomers;

andSchatz, WHEREAS,Mrs. California has the highest number of migrants in the country;

andMurray, WHEREAS,Mr. It has been nearly 40 years since the federal government passed an immigration reform bill, and our current immigration system is unable to meet the needs of the present day;

andMurphy, WHEREAS,Mr. California is home to more than 10,900,000 immigrants, the majority of whom have lived in the United States for more than 10 years;

andSanders, WHEREAS,Ms. Undocumented immigrants contribute significantly to California’s economy;

andWarren, WHEREAS,Mr. One in 10 workers in California is an undocumented immigrant, and undocumented immigrants contribute $51,400,000,000 dollars in state and local taxes;

andMarkey, WHEREAS,Ms. California would directly benefit from Congress updating immigration law because it has been shown that providing citizenship for undocumented immigrants boosts the economy and increases the job market;

andDuckworth, WHEREAS,Mr. In 2023, California congressional leaders introduced the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 (Registry bills) that allows undocumented people living continuously in the United States for at least seven years to apply for legal permanent residency, and it is estimated that approximately 8,000,000 undocumented people may benefit from the passage of that bill;

andBooker, WHEREAS,Mr. Eighty percent of Californians believe there should be a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants;

andLujan, WHEREAS, Immigrant communities continue to organize around passing immigration reform, and inMr. June of 2025, the Northern California Coalition for Just Immigration Reform completed a three-day walk from the City of Vacaville to the City of Sacramento in support of the Registry bills H.R.

No.Schiff) introduced the following bill;

4696which (Lofgren)was read twice and Sen.referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to render available to certain long-term residents of the United States the benefit under that section.

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andThis WHEREAS,Act Passingmay immigrationbe reformcited thatas recognizes the contributions``Renewing andImmigration humanityProvisions of immigrantsthe isImmigration inAct lineof with1929''. our values as a state and as a country;

now,SEC. therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That a workable, humane, and just approach to solving our nation’s broken immigration system would benefit California and the United States as a whole, and therefore, the Registry bills should be supported;

and2. be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

REGISTRY.

(a) In General.--Section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

1259) is amended-- (1) in the section header, by striking ``entered the united states prior to july 1, 1924 or january 1, 1972'';

and inserting ``are long-term residents of the united states'';

and (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

``(a) entered the United States at least 7 years before the application date;''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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