Mr. President. I want to also express my willingness to have the Immigration and Refugee Affairs Subcommittee address the second preference issue that has been raised here by my friend from Michigan. Senator RIEGLE. I Joined Senator RIEGLE in sponsoring legislation that would have allowed spouses and children of permanent residents to come to the United States as students or visitors for brief periods of time while they wait for their permanent visa. In the last Congress. all three of us on the subcommittee. Senator KENNEDY. Senator SIMPSON. and I. effectively reduced the long second preference waiting lists for thousands of family members of permanent residents.
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