June 7, 2007

Update on Pending Immigration Reform Bill

On June 1, 2007, the White House released the attached fact sheet regarding various aspects of the pending immigration reform bill. Among other things, the attached document states that the current version of the proposed legislation would eliminate the ability of U.S. citizens to sponsor their foreign born siblings for permanent residency and would put a numerical limit on the number of green cards granted to parents of U.S. citizens. However, the pending legislation does have a proposal for a new parents' visitor visa to allow parents to visit their adult children in the U.S. for extended periods. The White House states that the goal of the pending legislation is to balance family connections with U.S. economic needs. Greenburg Traurig is intimately involved in the negotiations of the pending immigration reform bill and will post more updates as they become available.