Certain undocumented immigrants who resided in the United States before January 1, 1972 are currently eligible to apply for legal permanent residency. This is possible under the Register Act, an ancient immigration law resource.
However, a group of Democratic representatives recently brought a bill to the plenary to change the registry.
Unlike previous occasions, this initiative does not attempt to establish a new registration date in the country. Rather, she proposes to stipulate that undocumented immigrants who meet certain requirements are entitled to process the green card. The requirements would be as follows.
Undocumented with less than seven years of illegal residence, no criminal record and no ban on residency in the country.
If this plan is adopted, it would result in about 8 million undocumented immigrants qualifying for legal residency.
Such a plan would open the way to citizenship for those who benefit from a status adjustment five years after obtaining the residence permit.
What is the goal?
Several activists supporting the initiative expressed the need to change the registry law. For her part, Angélica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Human Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), expressed the following.
“House Republicans continue to fabricate a false anti-immigrant narrative and spew scary rhetoric. However, others in Congress are trying to present practical solutions and recognize immigrants as the contributing force they represent to our nation.”
It is important to clarify that the House of Representatives is now in Republican hands and the scenario will be more complex to change this law.
There is disagreement among Democrats about the country’s immigration system. Especially since the nation is largely dependent on immigrant workers.
The current date of the Register Act (1/1/1972) was set in 1986 and is so far away that few people are entitled to it. Many are therefore loudly demanding a modification of this old migratory raw material today.
Last updated on 03/11/2023 – 15:56