Mass Immigration Reduction Act of 2001

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[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Mass Immigration Reduction Act of 2001 (Introduced in the House)

HR 2712 IH

107th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2712

To effect a moratorium on immigration.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 1, 2001

Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. STUMP, and Mr. NORWOOD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To effect a moratorium on immigration.

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 `Mass Immigration Reduction Act of 2001'.

SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION MORATORIUM DEFINED.

As used in this Act, the term `immigration moratorium' means the period beginning on October 1, 2002, and ending on September 30 of the first fiscal year after fiscal year 2007 during which the President submits a report to Congress, which is approved by a joint resolution of Congress, that the flow of illegal immigration has been reduced to less than 10,000 aliens per year and that any increase in legal immigration resulting from termination of the immigration moratorium would have no adverse impact on the wages and working conditions of United States citizens, the achievement or maintenance of Federal environmental quality standards, or the capacity of public schools, public hospitals, and other public facilities to serve the resident population in those localities where immigrants are likely to settle.

SEC. 3. WORLDWIDE LEVELS OF IMMIGRATION.

Notwithstanding section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, during the immigration moratorium under section 2 in lieu of the worldwide levels of immigration under section 201 of such Act--

(1) the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants under section 201(c) of such Act is zero;

(2) the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants under section 201(d) of such Act is 5,000; and

(3) the worldwide level of diversity immigrants under section 201(e) of such Act is zero.

SEC. 4. ALLOTMENT OF VISAS.

(a) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, during the immigration moratorium under section 2, in lieu of the number of visas that may be allotted under section 203 of such Act--

(1) the number of visas that shall be allotted to family-sponsored immigrants under section 203(a) of such Act shall be zero;

(2) the number of visas that shall be allotted in any fiscal year to priority workers under section 203(b)(1) of such Act shall not exceed the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants for that fiscal year, and the number of visas that shall be allotted to other aliens subject to the worldwide level for employment-based immigrants shall be zero; and

(3) the number of visas that shall be allotted to diversity immigrants under section 203(c) of such Act shall be zero.

(b) LIMITATION ON SPONSORSHIP BY CERTAIN ALIENS- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the immigration moratorium, no visa may be allotted to any immigrant on the basis of a petition by an individual who has filed an application under section 210 or 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

SEC. 5. GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS.

During the immigration moratorium under section 2, the Attorney General may not approve any petition for classification under section 204 of the Immigration and Nationality Act except for classification by reason of a family relationship described in section 201(b)(2) of such Act or priority worker status under section 203(b)(1) of such Act. Petitions that may not be approved during the moratorium shall be returned to the persons who filed the petitions.

SEC. 6. ANNUAL ADMISSION OF REFUGEES.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the immigration moratorium under section 2 the number of refugees who may be admitted under section 207 of such Act, including the number of admissions made available to adjust to the status of permanent residence the status of aliens granted asylum under section 209(b) of such Act, shall not exceed 25,000 in any fiscal year.

SEC. 7. IMMEDIATE RELATIVES DEFINED.

During the immigration moratorium, the term `immediate relatives' for purposes of section 201(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act means the children and spouse of a citizen of the United States.

SEC. 8. RENUNCIATION OF OTHER CITIZENSHIP FOR NATURALIZATION.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the immigration moratorium under section 2, in addition to other applicable requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act an alien may only be naturalized as a citizen of the United States if the alien renounces any nationality or citizenship of any other country.

[Stentor]

A beautiful dream.

[TomGuy]

This will upset Sen. Kennedy--it doesn't allow terrorists to enter.

[JD86]

Outstanding start....close the doors until we sort out who is already here.

[nonliberal]

Tancredo 2004!

[Travis McGee]

bttt

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

"This country has lost control of its borders..."
—Ronald Reagan

"Illegal immigration is out of control."
—Leonard Chapman, former INS Commissioner

"My opinion with respect to immigration is, that except of some useful mechanics and some particular description of men and professions, there is no use of encouragement."
—George Washington, 1794

[ZULU]

Thisis an outstanding example of the right kind of legislation which should be enacted.

Clearly Mr Tancredo and his collegues have the best interests of the American public, not special interest lobbies in mind here.

[Captainpaintball]

Nice start...but why does it take a full year to implement?

[Captainpaintball]

RE: #10 Whoops! Sorry! It was written before September 11th.

What is the status of the bill? Any buzz surrounding it?

[Joe Hadenuf]

Lock the GD doors until we find out whos in the house.

[JD86]

Thanks for the documentation. Graphics always help.

[Billy_bob_bob]

Is this a real bill? Is it actually being voted on? Or is it going to "die in committee"? This bill is long overdue, and is probably too little too late, but if it is real then it's better than nothing.

What about all of the Silicon Valley firms that are used to hiring M.S.C.S. grads from India for $30k a year? Who are they going to exploit for their cheap labor? I give this bill the proverbial snowball's chance of ever being made into a law. It wouldn't matter is %99 of the population was in favor of it and everyone sent a telegram to Congress supporting it, it still wouldn't pass as long as Corporate America wants lots and lots of cheap labor.

Still, it's a nice fantasy, but I think it's a LOT more likely that Civil War Two will break out before a bill like this ever passes.

[Eternal_Bear]

Wonderful!

I would add this proviso: All dual citizens over 18 years of age must renounce their other citizenship to remain in the US! America First!

[F16Fighter]

The key number here is ZERO.

[Travis McGee]

Lock the doors, and clean out the house!

[Joe Hadenuf]

Lock the GD doors until we find out whos in the house.

[Joe Hadenuf]

That goes double