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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2712
To effect a moratorium on immigration.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 1, 2001
Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. STUMP, and Mr. NORWOOD) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To effect a moratorium on immigration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mass Immigration Re-
duction Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION MORATORIUM DEFINED.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘immigration morato-
rium’’ means the period beginning on October 1, 2002,
and ending on September 30 of the first fiscal year after
fiscal year 2007 during which the President submits a re-
port to Congress, which is approved by a joint resolution
of Congress, that the flow of illegal immigration has been
reduced to less than 10,000 aliens per year and that any
increase in legal immigration resulting from termination
of the immigration moratorium would have no adverse im-
pact on the wages and working conditions of United States
citizens, the achievement or maintenance of Federal envi-
ronmental quality standards, or the capacity of public
schools, public hospitals, and other public facilities to
serve the resident population in those localities where im-
migrants are likely to settle.
SEC. 3. WORLDWIDE LEVELS OF IMMIGRATION.
Notwithstanding section 201 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, during the immigration moratorium
under section 2 in lieu of the worldwide levels of immigra-
tion under section 201 of such Act—
(1) the worldwide level of family-sponsored im-
migrants under section 201(c) of such Act is zero;
(2) the worldwide level of employment-based
immigrants under section 201(d) of such Act is
5,000; and
(3) the worldwide level of diversity immigrants
under section 201(e) of such Act is zero.
SEC. 4. ALLOTMENT OF VISAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 203 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act, during the immigra-
tion moratorium under section 2, in lieu of the number
of visas that may be allotted under section 203 of such
Act—
(1) the number of visas that shall be allotted to
family-sponsored immigrants under section 203(a) of
such Act shall be zero;
(2) the number of visas that shall be allotted in
any fiscal year to priority workers under section
203(b)(1) of such Act shall not exceed the worldwide
level of employment-based immigrants for that fiscal
year, and the number of visas that shall be allotted
to other aliens subject to the worldwide level for em-
ployment-based immigrants shall be zero; and
(3) the number of visas that shall be allotted to
diversity immigrants under section 203(c) of such
Act shall be zero.
(b) LIMITATION
ON
SPONSORSHIP
BY
CERTAIN
ALIENS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
during the immigration moratorium, no visa may be allot-
ted to any immigrant on the basis of a petition by an indi-
vidual who has filed an application under section 210 or
245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
SEC. 5. GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS.
During the immigration moratorium under section 2,
the Attorney General may not approve any petition for
classification under section 204 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act except for classification by reason of a
family relationship described in section 201(b)(2) of such
Act or priority worker status under section 203(b)(1) of
such Act. Petitions that may not be approved during the
moratorium shall be returned to the persons who filed the
petitions.
SEC. 6. ANNUAL ADMISSION OF REFUGEES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during
the immigration moratorium under section 2 the number
of refugees who may be admitted under section 207 of
such Act, including the number of admissions made avail-
able to adjust to the status of permanent residence the
status of aliens granted asylum under section 209(b) of
such Act, shall not exceed 25,000 in any fiscal year.
SEC. 7. IMMEDIATE RELATIVES DEFINED.
During the immigration moratorium, the term ‘‘im-
mediate relatives’’ for purposes of section 201(b) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act means the children and
spouse of a citizen of the United States.
SEC. 8. RENUNCIATION OF OTHER CITIZENSHIP FOR NATU-
RALIZATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during
the immigration moratorium under section 2, in addition
to other applicable requirements under the Immigration
and Nationality Act an alien may only be naturalized as
a citizen of the United States if the alien renounces any
nationality or citizenship of any other country.
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