I would ideally not want the parents of any citizen of this country subject to caps but working within the framework of this bill. I believe 90.000 is entirely fair and reasonable. Second. it extends the parent visitor visa to allow for an aggregate stay of 180 days per year and makes it valid for 3 years and renewable. These are already accepted timeframes for the validity of a visa. Madam President. 180 days is the length of a tourist visa. 11lBs are valid for 3 years. This would allow those parents who do not want to permanently leave their countries of residence yet want to stay with their children in the U.S. for extended periods the ability to do so. The current bill however limits the length of this visa to only 30 days per year30 days. This is far too soon to pry parents away. particularly those who come to America for health reasons. or to care for their children during and after childbirth. Many parents who live abroad. come to the United States at great expense. They often come from thousands of miles away just to be with their children and grandchildren. To limit them to a 30day visit per year is simply unacceptable. especially when under a tourist visa. an individual can come to this country for 6 months. To think that a parent can only be with his or her child or grandchild for 1 month out of 12 is simply unacceptable. Yet under this provision. a tourist can be in America six times longer than a parent of a citizen. That is not the America I know. That is not an America that cherishes family values. Third. and finally. this amendment prevents collective punishment for parent visa overstays. Under this bill. if the overstay rate exceeds 7 percent for two years. either all nationals of countries with high overstay rates can be barred or the entire program can be terminated. Needless to say. this form of collective punishment is patently wrong and unjust. We should never punish law abiding individuals on account of the misdeeds of others. Under this bill. for example. a sponsor could be barred from sponsoring his widowed mother because his father at some earlier date overstayed his visa. That is not the type of law we want on out books. That is not what this country is about.