Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act

This bill would change federal immigration law in several areas. It would lower yearly limits on family-based and employment-based immigrant visas, end the diversity visa program, and cap refugee admissions at 50,000 per year. It would set new asylum rules, including filing deadlines, quick removal at the border for people without proper documents who do not claim fear of persecution, and limits on court review. It would add crimes that lead to deportation, raise penalties for illegal reentry and visa fraud, and require state and local police to report felony arrests of non-citizens to federal immigration officials. It would also make immigrant sponsors financially responsible, limit federal benefits for people not lawfully admitted as permanent residents or refugees, and require employers to verify workers through new identity documents and a Social Security check.

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Sponsors

• Bernie Moreno Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors