legislation: 98-hr-5068

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98-hr-5068 98 hr 5068 A bill to make additional immigrant visas available for immigrants from certain foreign countries, and for other purposes. Immigration 1984-03-08 1984-03-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. House Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] IL D A000212 3 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 7,500 additional immigrant visas available to a country whose past year's visa total was less than three-fourths of such country's average annual visas during the ten- fiscal year period beginning July 1, 1955. Allocates 70 percent (40 percent family, 30 percent occupational) to preference aliens, and 30 percent to nonpreference aliens. Bases entry on chronological order of filing or qualifying. Terminates such additional entry program after four fiscal years. 2021-06-29T21:10:26Z  

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