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National
Key Vote
Point Based Immigration Expiration Date
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment to an amendment that places an expiration date on a point based immigration system.
NOTE: THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT. A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF A PIECE OF LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT.
Official Title of Legislation:
S Amdt 1202 to S Amdt 1150 to S 1348: To provide a date on which the authority of the section relating to the increasing of American competitiveness through a merit-based evaluation system for immigrants shall be terminated.
Highlights:
-Expires September 30 of the fifth fiscal year after enactment (sec. 509)
-Increases the level of family sponsored immigrants from 226,000 to 567,000 (sec. 509(d))
Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:samdt1202:
Senate Amendment Vote: 06/06/2007 : Amendment Rejected 42 - 55 (Record Vote Number 200)
Sponsor: Sen. Obama, Barack Jr. (D-IL) (out of office)
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