Mar
21
A prospective bill in the US House of Representatives would, if passed, allow illegal immigrants to leave the US and then re-enter legally before becoming permanent residents.
Congressmen Luis Gutierrez of Illinois and Jeff Flake of Arizona are expected to announce the bill tomorrow (22MAR07).
House Republicans passed a bill last year (06) that would have made being in the US illegally a felony.
Flake and Gutierrez’s bill will allow illegal immigrants to stay in the country on six-year work visas, effective June (01JUN07).