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Pol_070518_Immigration_Deal_Provisions.appHeader = "Major provisions of the immigration deal";
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Click a category on the left to see how the proposed immigration reform would affect that category";
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• They could come forward immediately and receive probationary legal status.
• Bill creates a four-year, renewable \"Z\" visa for those present within the U.S. unlawfully before Jan. 1, 2007.
• Undocumented immigrants may adjust status to lawful permanent residence once they pay $5,000 in fees and fines and their head of household returns to their home country.
• People under age 30 who were brought to the U.S. as minors could receive their green cards after three years, rather than eight.
• Undocumented farmworkers who can demonstrate they have worked 150 hours or three years in agriculture can apply for green cards.
• No green cards for \"Z\" visa holders can be processed until \"triggers\" for border security and workplace enforcement have been met, estimated to take 18 months. Processing of green cards for holders of \"Z\" visas would begin after clearing an existing backlog, which is expected to take eight years.";
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• Hire 20,000 new border patrol agents.
• Erect 300 miles of vehicle barriers and 370 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.
• Erect 70 ground-based radar and camera towers along the southern border.
• Deploy four unmanned aerial vehicles and supporting systems.
• End the program in which illegal immigrants are released upon apprehension.
• Provide for detaining up to 27,500 aliens per day on an annual basis.
• Use secure and effective identification tools to prevent unauthorized work.
• Provides an immediate $4.4 billion to fund the measures.";
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• Require employers to electronically verify new employees to prove identity and work eligibility.
• Increase penalties for unlawful hiring, employment and record keeping violations.";
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(Requires border security measures to be in place first)
• Create a new temporary guest worker program with two-year \"Y visas,\" for up to 200,000 per year.
• Workers could renew the Y visa twice, but would be required to return home for a year in between each time. Those bringing dependents could obtain only one, nonrenewable two-year visa. Sunsets the program after five years.
• Families could accompany guest workers only if they could show proof of medical insurance and demonstrate that their wages were 150 percent above the poverty level.";
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• 380,000 visas a year would be awarded based on a point system, with about 50 percent based on employment criteria, 25 percent based on education, 15 percent on English proficiency and 10 percent on family connections.
• Eliminates or limits visa preferences for family members of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents.
• Apply new limits to U.S. citizens seeking to bring foreign-born parents into the country.
• Visas for parents of U.S. citizens would be capped annually at 40,000 and those for spouses and children at 87,000.";
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