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Family reunification is since 1968 governed by the terms of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. It is the most common legal basis for immigration to the United States. [ 11 ] Historically, the emphasis on family reunification in American immigration law began in that act by allotting 74% of all new immigrants allowed into the ...
The Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT) modified and expanded the 1965 act; it significantly increased the total immigration limit to 700,000 and increased visas by 40 percent. Family reunification was retained as the main immigration criterion, with significant increases in employment-related immigration.
The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA, H.R. 519, S. 296) is a U.S. bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 to eliminate discrimination in immigration by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and of lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and of lawful permanent residents and to ...
The family reunification program for Ecuadoreans mirrors similar initiatives already available to certain nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1961 Pub. L. 87–301: 1962 Migration and Refugee Assistance Act: Pub. L. 87–510: 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (Hart-Celler Act) Repealed the national-origin quotas. Initiated a visa system for family reunification and skills. Set a quota for Western Hemisphere immigration.
Family reunification remained a priority as it had been in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. The 1990 Act expanded the number of family-based immigration visas allotted per year to 480,000 but also made the definition of family more exclusive by limiting it to immediate family members. [4]
The LIFE Act emerged as a compromise after negotiation with Republican legislators who argued that while they were supportive of family reunification, they also wanted safeguards against incentivizing and rewarding the breaking of United States immigration laws. [10] The LIFE Act was passed on December 21, 2000. [3]
ProPublica documented the practices of a family reunification camp in Texas, prompting Colorado to become the first state to pass legislation to limit the use of such camps.