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S.1857: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about immigration
- Introduced Nov. 10, 2011
- Latest Major Action Nov. 10, 2011
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Nov. 10, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Mike Lee (R-Utah) |