It does not arbitrarily exclude adult children. It does not arbitrarily exclude siblings. Any family reunification policy must allow for these members of the family unit to be admitted. No matter how long the wait. these family members deserve the hope and expectation that U.S. immigration policy does not cut them off without any hope of reunification. The Committee Report states that the State Department records Indicate the following wait listings: First. unmarried adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens: 63.409annual admissions allowed is 23.400. second. unmarried adult sons and daughters of permanent resident aliens: 450.579annual admissions allowed is 36.266. third. married adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens: 257.11023.400 annual allowed admissions. and fourth. brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens: 1.643.46365.000 annual admissions allowed. Because of this backlog of 2.4 million persons eligible for admission but denied due to category or country limits. the Committee report concludes that this large backlog undermines the integrity of the immigration policy and therefore repeals them. To rescind these categories undermines our national Integrity. These persons. heretofore found eligible for admission being forever barred is a cruelty beyond description. Destroying their hope they have clung to 10 or 15 years that someday they would be reunited with their families Is without justification. I urge the separation of all provisions dealing with immigration policy from this bill. Lets today deal with the issue of illegal immigrants. and leave to another time the matter of what changes are needed regarding the family preference system. I urge this House to support the ChryslerBermanBrownback amendment which deletes title V from this bill.
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