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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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Calendar No. 415
108TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session SENATE 108-224
AMENDING THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM ACT OF
1996
FEBRUARY 9, 2004.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. HATCH, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
submitted the following
REPORT
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
[To accompany S. 1545]
The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill
(S. 1545), to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit states to determine residency
requirements for higher education purposes and to authorize the
cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien
students who are long-term United States residents, having consid-
ered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and
recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
I. Purpose and need for S. 1545 ....................................................................... 2
II. Legislative H istory ........................................................................................ 3
III. Votes in the com m ittee .................................................................................. 3
IV. Section-by-section analysis ............................................................................ 4
V . C ost E stim ate ................................................................................................ 7
VI. Regulatory im pact statem ent ........................................................................ 10
VII. Changes in existing law ................................................................................ 11
Additional Views of Senator Sessions .................................................................... 12
Additional Views of Senator Cornyn ...................................................................... 15
Additional Comments of Senator Chambliss ......................................................... 14
Appendix A: Excerpts from Committee Executive Business Meeting Tran-
script, O ctober 16, 2003 ...................................................................................... 17
Appendix B: Excerpts from Committee Executive Business Meeting Tran-
script, O ctober 23, 2003 ....................................................................................... 20
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