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SJR8:v97#DOCUMENTBill8433 StartTo Senateamend Jointsection Resolution249 No.of the Immigration and Nationality Act to render available to certain long-term residents of the United States the benefit under that section.
8_______________________________________________________________________ CHAPTERIN 183THE RelativeHOUSE toOF immigration.REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2022 Ms.
[Lofgren Filed(for withherself, SecretaryMrs. of State August 18, 2026.
]Torres LEGISLATIVEof COUNSEL'SCalifornia, DIGESTSJRMs. 8, Arreguín.
TheMeng, RenewingMr. Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929.This measure would support the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929.Digest Key Fiscal Committee:
NO BillCorrea, TextWHEREAS,Mr. The United States of America is a nation founded on the principles that all people are created equal and the promise of freedom for all;
andWHEREAS,Espaillat, OurMr. strength as a country has always been greater when we welcome newcomers;
andWHEREAS,Garcia California has the highest number of migrantsIllinois, inMr. the country;
andWHEREAS,Nadler, ItMs. 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;
andWHEREAS,Barragan, CaliforniaMs. is home to nearly 10,000,000 immigrants, the majority of whom have lived in the United States for more than 10 years;
andWHEREAS,Bass, UndocumentedMr. immigrants contribute significantly to California’s economy;
andWHEREAS,Blumenauer, OneMr. in 10 workers in California is an undocumented immigrant, and undocumented immigrants contribute $51.4 billion dollars in state and local taxes;
andWHEREAS,Bowman, CaliforniaMr. 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;
andWHEREAS,Cardenas, InMr. 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;
andWHEREAS,Castro Eighty percent of CaliforniansTexas, believeMrs. there should be a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants;
andWHEREAS,Cherfilus-McCormick, ImmigrantMs. communities continue to organize around passing immigration reform, and this month, 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;
andWHEREAS,Chu, PassingMs. immigration reform that recognizes the contributions and humanity of immigrants is in line with our values as a state and as a country;
now,Clarke therefore, be itResolved by the Senate and the Assembly of theNew StateYork, ofMs. 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 whole, and therefore, the Registry bills should be supported;
andEscobar, beMs. it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
Garcia of Texas, Mr.
Gomez, Ms.
Jayapal, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Ms.
Lee of California, Mr.
Lieu, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mrs.
Carolyn B.
Maloney of New York, Mr.
McGovern, Ms.
Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs.
Napolitano, Ms.
Norton, Ms.
Ocasio-Cortez, Ms.
Omar, Mr.
Panetta, Ms.
Pingree, Mr.
Quigley, Ms.
Ross, Ms.
Roybal- Allard, Mr.
Ruiz, Ms.
Sanchez, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Mr.
Soto, Ms.
Tlaib, Ms.
Velazquez, Mrs.
Watson Coleman, Ms.
Wilson of Florida, Mr.
Grijalva, Ms.
Castor of Florida, and Mr.
McNerney) introduced the following bill;
which was 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929''.
SEC.
2.
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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