Speech #1010113850

At the same time it creates a pilot program to ensure that the future admission of foreign nurses does not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers. but rather encourages the recruitment and retention of American nurses. The Senate has added some important amendments to H.R. 3259. These amendments would. first. combat fraud In the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program [SAW]. second. allow the Attorney General to assist States to Improve State and local documents needed to meet requirements in the Immigration and Nationality Act for employment in the United States. third. allow States to use State legalization Impact assistance grants [SLIAG] funds for public education and outreach to assist with adjustment of status to permanent residency. and for public education with respect to employment discrimination. With respect to the SAW amendment. we understand that the Immigration and Naturalization Service has agreed that existing law permits administrative and judicial review of rescission of temporary status and denial of adjustment to permanent status and. during such review. it would be possible for an alien to supplement the evidentlary record so as to establish eligibility for legislation under section