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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 452 

For the relief of Alfredo Plascencia Lopez and Maria Del Refugio Plascencia. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 2, 2011 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Alfredo Plascencia Lopez and Maria Del 

Refugio Plascencia. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ALFREDO 

4 PLASCENCIA LOPEZ AND MARIA DEL 

5 REFUGIO PLASCENCIA. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 

7 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 

8 Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Alfredo Plascencia Lopez and Maria 

9 Del Refugio Plascencia shall each be eligible for the 

10 issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 

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1 dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi2 grant visa under section 204 of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) 

3 or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. 

4 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Alfredo Plascencia 

5 Lopez or Maria Del Refugio Plascencia enter the United 

6 States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 

7 Alfredo Plascencia Lopez or Maria Del Refugio 

8 Plascencia, as appropriate, shall be considered to have en9 tered and remained lawfully and shall be eligible for ad10 justment of status under section 245 of the Immigration 

11 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date of the 

12 enactment of this Act. 

13 (c) APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES.—Sub14 sections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for 

15 issuance of immigrant visas or the application for adjust16 ment of status are filed with appropriate fees within 2 

17 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS.— 

19 Upon the granting of immigrant visas or permanent resi20 dence to Alfredo Plascencia Lopez and Maria Del Refugio 

21 Plascencia, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 

22 officer to reduce by 2, during the current or subsequent 

23 fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are 

24 made available to natives of the country of birth of Alfredo 

25 Plascencia Lopez and Maria Del Refugio Plascencia under 


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1 section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

2 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, the total number of im3 migrant visas that are made available to natives of the 

4 country of birth of Alfredo Plascencia Lopez and Maria 

5 Del Refugio Plascencia under section 202(e) of that Act 

6 (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)). 

7 (e) PAYGO.—The budgetary effects of this Act, for 

8 the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You9 Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the 

10 latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 

11 Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 

12 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate 

13 Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been 

14 submitted prior to the vote on passage. 

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