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and remained lawfully in the United States 

and shall be eligible for adjustment of status 

under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date of 

the enactment of this Act. 

(c) APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES.— 

Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the 

application for the issuance of an immigrant 

visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees not later 

than 2 years after the date of the enactment 

of this Act. 

(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS.—Upon granting an immigrant visa or 

permanent residence to Guy Privat Tape and 

Lou Nazie Raymonde Toto, the Secretary of 

State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or subsequent 

fiscal year, the total number of immigrant 

visas that are made available to natives of 

the country of birth of Guy Privat Tape and 

Lou Nazie Raymonde Toto under section 

203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, the 

total number of immigrant visas that are 

made available to natives of the country of 

birth of Guy Privat Tape and Lou Nazie 

Raymonde Toto under section 202(e) of such 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)). 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 120. A bill for the relief of Denes 

Fulop and Gyorgyi Fulop; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I 

offer today a private immigration relief bill to provide lawful permanent 

residence status to Denes and Gyorgyi 

Fulop, Hungarian nationals who have 

lived in California for more than 20 

years. The Fulops are the parents of six 

U.S. citizen children. 

I first introduced this bill in June, 

2000. Today, the Fulops continue to 

face deportation having exhausted all 

administrative remedies under our immigration system. 

The Fulops’ story is a compelling one 

and one which I believe merits Congress’ consideration for humanitarian 

relief. 

The most poignant tragedy to affect 

this family occurred in May of 2000, 

when the Fulops’ eldest child, Robert 

‘‘Bobby’’ Fulop, an accomplished 15- 

year-old teenager, died suddenly of a 

heart aneurism. Bobby was considered 

the shining star of his family. 

That same year their 6-year-old 

daughter, Elizabeth, was diagnosed 

with moderate pulmonary stenosis, a 

potentially life-threatening heart condition and a frightening situation similar to Bobby’s. Not long ago, she successfully underwent heart surgery, but 

requires medical supervision to ensure 

her good health. 

The Fulops’ youngest child, Matthew, was born seven weeks premature. 

He subsequently underwent several 

kidney surgeries and is still being 

closely monitored by physicians. 

Compounding these tragedies is the 

fact that today the Fulops face deportation. They face deportation, in part, 

because in 1995 the family traveled to 

Hungary and remained there for more 

than 90 days. 

Under the pre-1996 immigration law, 

prior to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 

Act of 1996, their stay in Hungary 

would not have been a factor in their 

immigration case and they would have 

been eligible for adjustment of status 

to lawful permanent residents. 

Indeed, in 1996, Mr. and Mrs. Fulop 

applied to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS, for permanent 

resident status. Due to large backlogs, 

the INS did not interview them until 

1998. By the time their applications 

were considered, the new 1996 immigration law had taken effect. 

Given their one-time 90 day trip outside the United States, they were 

statutorily ineligible for relief pursuant to the cancellation of removal provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

One cannot help but conclude that 

had the INS acted on the Fulops’ application for relief from deportation in a 

timelier manner, they would have 

qualified for suspension of deportation 

under the pre-1996 law, given that they 

were long-term residents of the United 

States with U.S. citizen children and 

many positive factors in their favor. 

The irony of this situation is that the 

Fulops were gone from the United 

States for nearly five months in 1995 

because they traveled to Hungary to 

help Mr. Fulop’s brother build his 

home. Mr. Fulop’s brother is handicapped and they went to help remodel 

his home. 

The Fulops are good and decent people. Mr. Fulop is a masonry contractor 

and the Owner and President of his own 

construction company—Sumeg International. He has owned this business 

for almost 14 years. 

The couple is active in their church 

and community. As Pastor Peter 

Petrovic of the Apostolic Christian 

Church of San Diego says in his letter 

of support, ‘‘[t]he family is an exceptional asset to their community.’’ Mrs. 

Fulop has served as a Sunday school 

teacher and volunteers regularly at 

Heritage K–8 Charter School in Escondido. Mrs. Morris, a Heritage K–8 Charter School faculty member says in her 

letter of support that Mrs. Fulop is 

‘‘. . . a valuable asset to our school and 

community.’’ 

Mr. President, this is a tragic situation. Essentially, as happened to many 

families under the Illegal Immigration 

Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 

Act of 1996, the rules of the game were 

changed in the middle. When the 

Fulops applied for relief from deportation they were eligible for suspension 

of deportation. By the time the INS got 

around to their application, nearly 

three years later, they were no longer 

eligible and in fact suspension of deportation as a form of relief ceased to 

exist. 

The Fulops today have been in the 

United States since the early 1980s. 

Most harmful is the effect that their 

deportation will have on the children, 

all of whom were born here and who 

range from five years old to 21 years of 

age. Their two eldest children are attending college, one studying structural engineering and the other studying to become a dental hygienist. 

It is my hope that Congress sees fit 

to provide an opportunity for this family to remain together in the United 

States given their many years here, 

the profound sadness they have already 

experienced and the harm that would 

come from their deportation to their 

six U.S. citizen children. 

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed 

in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the text of 

the bill was ordered to be printed in 

the RECORD, as follows: 

S. 120 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in 

Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law or any order, for the 

purposes of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Denes Fulop and 

Gyorgyi Fulop shall be deemed to have been 

lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the 

United States, and shall be eligible for 

issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255). 

(b) APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES.— 

Subsection (a) shall apply only if the applications for issuance of immigrant visas or 

the applications for adjustment of status are 

filed with appropriate fees not later than 2 

years after the date of the enactment of this 

Act. 

(c) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS.—Upon the granting of immigrant visas 

to Denes Fulop and Gyorgyi Fulop, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or subsequent fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Denes Fulop 

and Gyorgyi Fulop under section or 203(a) of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, the total 

number of immigrant visas that are of birth 

of Denes Fulop and Gyorgyi Fulop under section 202(e) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)). 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 121. A bill for the relief of 

Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo, Maria Elna 

Cobian Arreola, Nayely Bibiana 

Arreola, and Cindy Jael Arreola; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I 

offer today private immigration relief 

legislation to provide lawful permanent residence status to Esidronio 

Arreola-Saucedo, Maria Elena Cobian 

Arreola, Nayely Bibiana Arreola and 

Cindy Jael Arreola, Mexican nationals 

living in the Fresno area of California. 

Mr. and Mrs. Arreola have lived in 

the United States for over 20 years. 

Two of their five children, Nayely, age 

23, and Cindy, age 19, also stand to benefit from this legislation. Their other 

three children, Roberto, age 16, Daniel, 

age 13, and Saray, age 11, are United 

States citizens. Today, Mr. and Mrs. 

Arreola and their two eldest children 

face deportation. 

The story of the Arreola family is 

compelling and I believe they merit 

Congress’ special consideration for 

such an extraordinary form of relief as 

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The Arreolas are in this uncertain 

situation in part because of grievous 

errors committed by their previous 

counsel, who has since been disbarred. 

In fact, the attorney’s conduct was so 

egregious that it compelled an immigration judge to write the Executive 

Office of Immigration Review seeking 

his disbarment for the disservice he 

caused his immigration clients. 

Mr. Arreola has lived in the United 

States since 1986. He was an agricultural migrant worker in the fields of 

California for several years, and as 

such would have been eligible for permanent residence through the Seasonal 

Agricultural Workers, SAW, program, 

had he known about it. 

Mrs. Arreola was living in the United 

States at the time she became pregnant with her daughter Cindy, but returned to Mexico to give birth so as to 

avoid any problems with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 

Given the length of time that the 

Arreolas had, and have been, in the 

United States it is quite likely that 

they would have qualified for relief 

from deportation pursuant to the cancellation of removal provisions of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, but 

for the conduct of their previous attorney. 

Perhaps one of the most compelling 

reasons for permitting the family to remain in the United States is the devastating impact their deportation 

would have on their children—three of 

whom are U.S. citizens—and the other 

two who have lived in the United 

States since they were toddlers. For 

these children, this country is the only 

country they really know. 

Nayely, the oldest, recently graduated from Fresno Pacific University 

with a degree in Business Administration and was recently hired as a substitute teacher in Tulare County. She 

was the first in her family to graduate 

from high school and the first to graduate college. She attended Fresno Pacific University, a regionally ranked 

university, on a full tuition scholarship 

package and worked part-time in the 

admissions office. 

At her young age, Nayely has demonstrated a strong commitment to the 

ideals of citizenship in her adopted 

country. She has worked hard to 

achieve her full potential both in her 

academic endeavors and through the 

service she provides her community. As 

the Associate Dean of Enrollment 

Services, Cary Templeton, at Fresno 

Pacific University states in a letter of 

support, ‘‘[t]he leaders of Fresno Pacific University saw in Nayely, a young 

person who will become exemplary of 

all that is good in the American 

dream.’’ 

In high school, Nayely was a member 

of Advancement Via Individual Determination, AVID, a college preparatory 

program in which students commit to 

determining their own futures through 

achieving a college degree. Nayely was 

also President of the Key Club, a community service organization. She 

helped mentor freshmen and participates in several other student organizations in her school. Perhaps the 

greatest hardship to this family, if 

forced to return to Mexico, will be her 

lost opportunity to realize her dreams 

and further contribute to her community and to this country. 

It is clear to me that Nayely feels a 

strong sense of responsibility for her 

community and country. By all indication, this is the case as well for all of 

the members of her family. 

The Arreolas also have other family 

who are lawful permanent residents of 

this country or United States citizens. 

Mrs. Arreola has three brothers who 

are U.S. citizens and Mr. Arreola has a 

sister who is a U.S. citizen. It is also 

my understanding that they have no 

immediate family in Mexico. 

According to immigration authorities, this family has never had any 

problems with law enforcement. I am 

told that they have filed their taxes for 

every year from 1990 to the present. 

They have always worked hard to support themselves. As I previously mentioned, Mr. Arreola was previously employed as a farm worker, but now has 

his own business repairing electronics. 

His business has been successful 

enough to enable him to purchase a 

home for his family. 

It seems so clear to me that this family has embraced the American dream 

and their continued presence in our 

country would do so much to enhance 

the values we hold dear. Enactment of 

the legislation I have reintroduced 

today will enable the Arreolas to continue to make significant contributions to their community as well as the 

United States. 

I ask my colleagues to support this 

private bill. 

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed 

in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the text of 

the bill was ordered to be printed in 

the RECORD, as follows: 

S. 121 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in 

Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law or any order, for the 

purposes of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Esidronio ArreolaSaucedo, Maria Elna Cobian Arreola, Nayely 

Bibiana Arreola, and Cindy Jael Arreola 

shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the United States, 

and shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status under 

section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255). 

(b) APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES.— 

Subsection (a) shall apply only if the applications for issuance of immigrant visas or 

the applications for adjustment of status are 

filed with appropriate fees not later than 2 

years after the date of the enactment of this 

Act. 

(c) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS.—Upon the granting of immigrant visas 

to Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo, Maria Elna 

Cobian Arreola, Nayely Bibiana Arreola, and 

Cindy Jael Arreola, the Secretary of State 

shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 

4, during the current or subsequent fiscal 

year, the total number of immigrant visas 

that are made available to natives of the 

country of birth of Esidronio ArreolaSaucedo, Marina Elna Cobian Arreola, 

Nayely Bibiana Arreola, and Cindy Jael 

Arreola under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, 

if applicable, the total number of immigrant 

visas that are made available to natives of 

the country of birth of Esidronio ArreolaSaucedo, Maria Elna Cobian Arreola, Nayely 

Bibiana Arreola, and Cindy Jael Arreola 

under section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

1152(c)). 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 122. A bill for the relief of Robert 

Liang and Alice Liang; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I 

offer today private relief legislation to 

provide lawful permanent residence 

status to Robert Kuan Liang and his 

wife, Chun-Mei, Alice, Hsu-Liang, foreign nationals who live in San Bruno, 

California. 

I have decided to reintroduce private 

relief immigration bills on their behalf 

because I believe that, without them, 

this hardworking couple and their 

three United States citizen children 

would endure an immense and unfair 

hardship. Indeed, without this legislation, this family may not remain a 

family for much longer. 

The Liangs are foreign nationals facing deportation on account of their 

overstay of visitors visas and the failure of their previous attorney to timely file a suspension of deportation application before the immigration laws 

changed in 1996. 

Mr. Liang is a foreign national and 

refugee from Laos. His wife is a citizen 

of Taiwan. They entered the United 

States over 25 years ago as tourists and 

established residency in San Bruno, 

California. Because they overstayed 

the terms of their temporary visas, 

they now face deportation from the 

United States. 

After living here for so many years, 

removal from the United States would 

not come easily or perhaps without 

tearing this family apart. The Liangs 

have three children born in this country: Wesley, 17 years old, Bruce, 13 

years old, and Eva, 11 years old. Young 

Wesley suffers from asthma and has a 

history of social and emotional anxiety. 

The immigration judge who presided 

over the Liangs’ case in 1997 concluded 

that there was no question that the 

Liang children would be adversely impacted if they were required to leave 

their relatives and friends behind in 

California to follow their parents to 

Taiwan, a country whose language and 

culture is unfamiliar to them. 

I can only imagine how much more 

they would be adversely impacted now 

given the passage of 9 more years. 

The Liangs have filed annual income 

tax returns; established a successful 

business, Fong Yong Restaurant, in the 

United States; are home owners, and 


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