Expands the E treaty trader and investors
classification to include treaty traders who carry on substantial "trade in services or trade in technology."
Authorizes the Atorney General to grant F students authorization to be employed off-campus.
Strengthens and simplifies the existing labor certificaiton process. Provides for a pilot labor attestation process for certain H-1 non-immigrants.
Other Provisions
Provides for the treatment of Hong Kong as a separate foreign state effective FY-91, enabling Hong Kong to receive 10,000 visa numbers for the first four years of the bill and raises the ceiling for Hong Kong in FY-1995 to 20,000. Makes up to 15,000 immigrant visas available without regard to numerical limitations to managers, executives, or employees with specialized knowledge of certain U.S. afiliated firms. Permits extension to 2001 of validity period of immigrant visas issued to certain residents of Hong Kong. It also makes special provision for employees of the U.S. Mission in Hong Kong.
The bill provides for administrative naturalization as well as citizenship for certain Philippine World War II
veterans.
Provides that persons who bring aliens into the U.S. to perform longshore work are considered to be in violation of employer sanctions.
Advantages of the bill
Increases legal immigration from current levels of approximately 490,000 to 700,000 in the first three years. After three years, a permanent level of 675,000 will be set appproximately a 35% permanent increase in immigration.
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens remain unrestricted despite establishment of a worldwide ceiling.
The admission of persons on the basis of their skills and talents increases by nearly 300%.
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