Where the cap comes in is that it puts a cap on these preferences. I think that is a mistake. Legal immigration level into the United States in this legislation is a level of a maximum of 600.000. It is divided into two categories of 600.000. The first category is independent immigration. Individuals entering under these categories are selected by certain means unconnected with having a relative already in the United States. That is part of this bill. and so be it. The second category of legal immigration and the category that concerns me is related to family connections. Under S. 358. the family connection category is further subdivided into two groups. The immediate relatives of American citizens are in one group. and visa applications with other family preferences are in the second group. So you have the one group that there is no cap on. I think it is important for our colleagues to understand there is no cap on that first group. As many of those immediate relatives of American citizens can come into the country today. tomorrow. the next until we change that law. This law does not change that. It does not stop immediate family relatives from coming. but it has a tremendous effect on the visa applications of the other family preferences. S. 358 and the current law limit nothing on the first group. as I kinderscored. and I think that is important to understand. This bill would. however. limit the number that can come in under these other preferences. and that is what we want to talk about.
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