In contrast. the pending legislation puts the date of eligibility to January 2. 2004. a little over 2 years ago. This chart also addresses other eligibility requirements. As Senator KYL and I discussed yesterday. the 1986 amnesty required that applicants be admissible under immigration laws and that they not have been convicted of a felony or more than three misdemeanors. compared to the current proposal that simply requires that the applicant be admissible under immigration law. that is. they might still come to the country and be eligible for amnesty even if they are a felon or even if they have committed more than three misdemeanors because of certain de minimis provisions of the immigration law. Hopefully. our amendment will cure that omission. which will now ensure that felons and those who have been convicted of at least three misdemeanors cannot take advantage of the amnesty. My hope is that we will at least make this bill as tough and set standards as high as they did in 1986. which certainly is not the case for the current proposal pending on the Senate floor.
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