Deputy General Counsel. (Attention of Herman Marcuse). This is to request a formal legal opinion on the constitutionality of H.R. 3517. a bill "To authorize the granting of permanent resident status to certain nonimmigrant aliens residing in the Virgin Islands of the United States. and for other purposes." Specifically. the constitutionality of sections 2(c)(2) and 2(c)(3) has been called into question. Chairman Mazzoli of the House Subcommittee on Immigration. Refugees. and International Law requested a legal opinion during a hearing held on the bill on June 18. 1981. It is our view that if H.R. 3517 is enacted as now written. sections 2(c)(2) and 2(c)(3) will be judicially challenged on constitutional grounds. For this and other reasons. we recommend in testimony before Chairman Mazzolis Subcommittee that these provisions be deleted from the bill.
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