I believe that we can draft a fair and compassionate solution to this situation by allowing persons who have already begun the process to continue to have their 245(i) applications processed. a type of grandfathering for those already in the pipeline. Mr. Speaker. this approach allows both family and businesssponsored petitioners who have already taken significant steps to get their green cards to continue doing so. but says no to anybody thinking of benefiting from illegal behavior in the future. As for U.S. employers. a provision could be drafted that allows processing to continue for cases where a short lapse in status has occurred due to processing errors or where more technical problems have occurred. but would not encourage illegal entry or other illegal behavior. Mr. Speaker. allowing 245(i) to exist permanently would be like Congress passing a second amnesty. It would say. "Even if you ignore or intentionally violate U.S. immigration laws. we will forgive you and reward you with a green card." Mr. Speaker. I urge my colleagues to vote "yes" on the motion and say "no" to rewarding illegal behavior.
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