Native country screening for prospective Americans is vital to the safety of our citizens and the security of this country. Mr. Speaker. we will hear from the other side today that 245(1) is just a matter of location. again. another piece of misinformation that has been passed out: It is just a matter of where someone picks up their visa. That is absolutely not true. In fact. since most of the beneficiaries of 245(i) have lived here illegally for more than 6 months. most of them would not be eligible for a homecountry visa. Meaning. if they returned home. they would not be able to do it anyway because they have already stayed here illegally over 6 months. The only possible way that they could get their visa to stay here legally would be to use 245(1) in this situation. Thus. what do we have? We are making it easier to immigrate illegally into the United States then it is for people to immigrate legally. We will hear today that without 245(i) the families of illegal aliens may be separated. and that is true. There is no doubt about it. and we care about these people and these families. They put themselves in this situation. unfortunately.
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