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Immigrant's
Weekly June 4, 2001
Arthur L. Zabenko, Editor
Nina Manchanda, Assistant Editor
Marc Ellis, Chat Transcripts Editor
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A Note from the Editors:
The text of S. 949, a private bill for the relief of Zhengfu Ge is now available. A press release from Sen. Feinstein's office explains that Zhenfu Ge is the mother of a naturalized citizen who died of cancer last month and the grandmother of two American children. Mrs. Ge promised to care for her grandchildren after her daughter's death, but because her daughter died 11 days before her final INS hearing, Mrs. Ge now faces deportation instead of receiving a green card. "Granting her lawful permanent residence will allow Mrs. Ge to keep the promise she made to her daughter. I hope my colleagues will support this private legislation so that we can help Mrs. Ge, her grandchildren, and son-in-law begin to rebuild their lives in the wake of their family tragedy." Private bills are usually introduced on behalf of individuals whose compelling circumstances require Congress to act when administrative or legal remedies have been exhausted.
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The ABCs of Immigration - Naturalization - Residency Requirements Part I
Greg Siskind and Amy Ballentine write about the residence requirements for naturalization.
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New § 245(i) Extension Proposal with Restrictions
Cyrus D. Mehta writes about the recent limited extension of 245(i) passed by the House and other pending bills to extend the 245(i) deadline.
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Federal Court Upholds Medicaid Restriction for Undocumented Immigrants
Greg Siskind and Amy Ballentine write about a recent Second Circuit decision in a case pending for more than 20 years dealing with restrictions on the ability of undocumented immigrants to receive publicly funded prenatal care.
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Immigration Goes National: Can We Deal with It?
Given the demographic changes of the 90s, Gary Endelman proposes replacing the DV Lottery quota with employment based visas which can be traded among states based on need.
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