The House had passed a private bill to grant Rita Mirembe Revell (a.k.a. Margaret Rita Mirembe) permanent resident status. A private bill is legislation that affects a particular individual, private corporation or specific part of the country. The beneficiaries of many private bills are people seeking help with immigration. Before a Congressman can initiate a private bill on behalf of an immigrant, all administrative and judicial remedies must be exhausted. Private bills are usually introduced in cases with compelling humanitarian factors where the INS has not, will not or cannot grant relief. Until a scandal several years ago campaign contributions were the major means used to encourage Senators to introduce private bills. In these days of closer scrutiny and talk of campaign reform it may be easier to persuade a Senator to take up the cause by reminding him that getting a green card for a sympathetic case makes better copy than kissing babies. The bill has now been signed into law by President Bush.
The House Committee on Appropriations has approved a FY 2002 spending bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice and State. It provides a $252 million increase for the INS to enforce immigration laws including additional border patrol agents, increased detention and removal capacity, and continuation of the interior enforcement, naturalization, and other application backlog reduction. Total INS budgetary resources would be $5.6 billion, $130 million above the President Bush’s request.
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