Speaker. I rise in opposition to the Rohrabacher motion. The Rohrabacher motion proposes that we disagree with the Senates provision to permanently extend 245(t) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act and in the process really ties the hands of the conferees. Section 245 allows individuals who are already in this country who are eligible to become legal permanent residents to pay a fee and adjust their visa status here in the United States instead of having to go overseas to do so. Extension of this provision is an important Immigration policy issue and one with serious financial impact implications. Let me assure my colleagues that the conferees of the CommerceJusticeState appropriations bill are working in good faith to weigh the issues associated with 245(i) and arrive at the best solution. I ask my colleagues to recognize that. not to tie our hands. and. therefore.
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