legislation: 97-hr-5545

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97-hr-5545 97 hr 5545 A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide preferential treatment in the admission of certain children of United States Armed Forces personnel. Immigration 1982-02-22 1982-02-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. House Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6] CA D B001156 0 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow preference visas to be given to an alien who: (1) requests such treatment; (2) was born after 1950 in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, or Thailand; (3) was fathered by an American serviceman; and (4) provides a guarantee of financial support. Stipulates that such guarantee must: (1) be signed by a citizen or lawful permanent resident who is at least 21 years old; and (2) provide that such signing sponsor will provide necessary financial support for five years. Allows the Attorney General to enforce such guarantee against the sponsor in a civil suit unless such sponsor dies or is adjudicated bankrupt. 2023-05-11T13:09:36Z  

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