Congress 108 - HR 2364 - Caribbean Amnesty and Relief Act

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Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Alien labor Aliens Amnesties Caribbean area Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Customs administration Department of Homeland Security Deportation Discrimination Embassies Executive reorganization Families Federal advisory bodies Fees Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Illegal aliens Immigrants Immigration Injunctions International Affairs Labor and Employment Latin America Law Married people Minorities Racial discrimination Residence requirements Visas

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Caribbean Amnesty and Relief Act - Provides for the adjustment to permanent resident status of certain Caribbean country nationals (and spouses and children) who have maintained continuous physical presence in the United States since at least September 30, 1996.

Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services the Visa Fairness Commission, which shall gather data on economic and racial profiling by embassy Consular Affairs offices and by Customs and immigration inspectors at U.S. ports of entry.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate specified classification petition or labor certification requirements for certain aliens present in the United States who entered without inspection, accepted unauthorized employment, or are in unlawful status who wish to adjust to permanent resident status.

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Jun 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Jun 5, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 5, 2003

Introduced in House

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