It has taken the House 3 years to get the bill to the floor. It Is not something we are going to address again in February and bring up. Not only is the protected status measure that the gentleman has been after for 6 years in this bill. but there are also provisions that I think a lot of Members would not want to see go down the drain. such as prohibiting the deportation of spouses and minor children of legalized aliens whose status has been left uncertain since the legalization process In 1986. We extend the deadline for legalized aliens. That was my amendment. adopted by the House. when we learned that 35.000 already had missed the deadline for the second stage legalization. that this number could go up to 100.000. Do you want them to be deported? Do you want them to revert to illegal status? This bill would give them 1 more year to come forward and finish that process.
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