They are not likely to sponsor other relatives. U.S. citizens with parents abroad should not be treated differently than those with parents here. to provide that opportunity in time for them to be together. This amendment would increase the green card cap to 90.000 so we are meeting the average annual need and not creating an insurmountable backlog. It would make sure that sufficient numbers of green cards are available to parents who come to the United States. We extend the parent visa to 180 days and make it renewable and valid for 3 years. Those are already accepted time frames for the validity of visas. 180 days is the length of a tourist visa. HlB visas are valid for 3 years. This legislation limits parents to an annual stay of 30 days. It does not specify any longterm validity. This is far too short a time allotment. I think most would agree. particularly for parents who come for health reasons or to help their children during and after childbirth. Lastly. this amendment would make penalties for parent visa overstays applicable only to them. Under the legislation before us. if the overstay rate among visa holders exceeds 7 percent for 2 years. all nationals of countries with high overstay rates can be barred from this program or the program can be terminated. Sponsors of overstays are also barred from sponsoring other aliens on this visa. This amendment strikes that language that unfairly collectively punishes those who have not violated the law. allowing lawabiding parents to continue to unite with their children. The amendment is comprehensive and touches on all three points of family reunification: parents with their children. grandparents with their grandchildren. Again. it hardly needs a lengthy explanation of the value. I regret deeply that my children dont have the benefit of their grandparents.
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