Mr. President. this amendment corrects a lingering flaw in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 which. for simplicity. I will refer to in the future as the amnesty bill. since that is what most of us remember it as. This amendment deals with a problem in the amnesty bill which d alt with and arose because of the threat of family separation. What my amendment would do. very simply. would be to grant a stay of deportation and work authorization to the spouses and unmarried children. minor children. of individuals who achieve legal status. and the individuals must have achieved legal status under the amnesty bill. In order to receive this protection. the illegal spouses and the children. minor children. unmarriedthat is what we are talking aboutmust have lived in the United States prior to November 6. 1986. which was the date that the amnesty legislation was enacted. You can see this is a narrow piece of legislation.
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