I wish to briefly bring to the attention of the floor manager. a case which was decided less than 3 weeks ago by a Federal district court in California. It was the case of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen versus Meese. In this case. the court decided that a B1 visa is not available to indivduals who temporarily enter this country to install. service. or repair commercial or industrial equipment or machinery purchased from a company outside of the United States. The court found that INS operations instruction 214.2(b)(5) which allowed a B1 visa to be issued under this circumstance violated sections 101(a)(15)(B) and 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This INS regulation was promulgated in 1972. I would ask the floor manager if he can give me some assurance that the subcommittee will look into this issue. not to second guess the court. but to see whether this INS regulation which had been in effect for 13 years met a legitimate need which will now go unmet.
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