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Judiciary panel backs resolution urging Congress to modernize registry for long-term residents
Summary
SJR8, presented by Senator Areguin, asks Congress to update the federal registry mechanism (currently pegged to a 1972 cutoff) to a rolling eligibility date so long-term residents could qualify for lawful status; immigrant-rights groups and unions testified in support and the committee moved the resolution toward the floor.
Senate Joint Resolution 8, presented by Senator Areguin, urges Congress to modernize the Immigration Act registry that currently limits eligibility based on a long-unchanged cutoff date (the transcript cites the historic 1972 cutoff). The sponsor said updating the registry to a rolling…
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