S.1085 - Reuniting Families Act

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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05/19/09
S. 1085: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ...

A bill in the US Congress: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.

05/19/09
S.1085: A bill to amend the Immigration and... OpenCongress

S.1085 A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. on OpenCongress.

05/20/09
Immigration: It's Our Community: The Reuniting Families Act Is ...

Today, Senators Menendez, Kennedy, and Gillibrand introduced the Reuniting Families Act (S. 1085), a bill which would enable US citizens and permanent residents to reunite with their foreign born family members more quickly and reduce ...

05/21/09
Immigration Reform: A Push for Family Unification | Immigration ...

As recently as yesterday (May 20, 2009), for example, Senators Robert Mendoza, Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Edward Kennedy introduced into the Senate, the bill S. 1085, affectionately called the Reuniting Families Act. The Act ...

05/21/09
Immigration Reform: A Push for Family Unification | Immigration ...

As recently as yesterday (May 20, 2009), for example, Senators Robert Mendoza, Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Edward Kennedy introduced into the Senate, the bill S. 1085, affectionately called the Reuniting Families Act. The Act ...

05/22/09
lets come together and dance people. « Jorge Bautista

Call your Senator- support immigrant kids and families through S.1085 Reuniting Families Act 3 days ago; I think an economy should be based on thrift, on taking care of things, not on theft, usury, seduction, waste, and ruin. ...

05/26/09
Tracking S.1085: VISA recapture bill - Immigration Voice

This is the latest on the Visa capture bill. This thread is to track the progress of S.1085 legislation. http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/query/.../~c1111.

05/26/09
Tracking S.1085: VISA recapture bill - Immigration Voice

Tracking S.1085: VISA recapture bill Retrogression, priority dates and Visa bulletins.

05/26/09
Tracking S.1085: VISA recapture bill - Immigration Voice

This is the latest on the Visa capture bill. This thread is to track the progress of S.1085 legislation. http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/query/.../~c1111.

05/28/09
H.R.1868: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 -... OpenCongress

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05/29/09
vote "Yes" for bill S.1085 - Immigration Voice

vote "Yes" for bill S.1085 Interesting Topics. ... Go Back, Immigration Voice > General Information > Interesting Topics · Reload this Page vote "Yes" for bill S.1085. User Name, Remember Me? Password ...

05/31/09
june « Jorge Bautista

Call your Senator- support immigrant kids and families through S.1085 Reuniting Families Act 4 days ago; I think an economy should be based on thrift, on taking care of things, not on theft, usury, seduction, waste, and ruin. ...

06/01/09
Reuniting Families Act (S. 1085) | Badmus Law Firm - Immigration ...

Reuniting Families Act (S. 1085) was introduced in the Senate on 5/29/2009. The bill aims to help family members reunite in America in a timely manner by reforming America's family-based immigration system to end lengthy separations of ...

06/01/09
a0z0ra - Blue Sky Blog

I strongly urge you to support S. 1085, this bill will eliminate the wait time for immediate family members of permanent residents to immigrate by reclassifying them as "immediate relatives" - the same category afforded to spouses and ...

06/01/09
Support the Reuniting Families Act | Justice for our Neighbors

On May 20, Senator Menendez (D-NJ), Senator Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Kennedy (D-MA), and Senator Schumer (D-NY) re-introduced the Reuniting Families Act (S.1085) which contains practical solutions for reducing family immigration visa ...

06/01/09
a0z0ra - Blue Sky Blog

I strongly urge you to support S. 1085, this bill will eliminate the wait time for immediate family members of permanent residents to immigrate by reclassifying them as "immediate relatives" - the same category afforded to spouses and ...

06/01/09
ACTION ITEM: For Bill S. 1085 - Immigration Voice

ACTION ITEM: For Bill S. 1085 Action Items for everyone.

06/01/09
ACTION ITEM: For Bill S. 1085 - Immigration Voice

ACTION ITEM: For Bill S. 1085 Action Items for everyone.

06/01/09
ACTION ITEM: For Bill S. 1085 - Immigration Voice

Folks, the following is an action item encouraged by the ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE CENTER, for the passage of the bill S. 1085 (which includes Employment.

06/01/09
Support the Reuniting Families Act | Justice for our Neighbors

On May 20, Senator Menendez (D-NJ), Senator Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Kennedy (D-MA), and Senator Schumer (D-NY) re-introduced the Reuniting Families Act (S.1085) which contains practical solutions for reducing family immigration visa ...

06/03/09
Bishops Support Family Reunification Senate Bill, Not Able to ...

“It is extremely important that barriers that keep the nuclear family—husband, wife and child—divided are removed as soon as possible,” he said, adding that S. 1085 “achieves this goal.” Bishop Wester also issued a second lett

06/03/09
Thieves in the Temple.: the usual -- good Catholics, bad Republicans.

S. 1085, the Reuniting Families Act, aims to cut down immigration visa backlogs, mainly by raising per-country immigration limits, utilizing unused visas, and permitting widows, widowers, and orphans to remain eligible for visas after ...

06/03/09
Breaking News » Blog Archive » Gay Activists Could Derail ...

Instead, the bishops' conference is supporting the Senate version of the Reuniting American Families Act (S. 1085) which does not contain the provision. Inclusion of the same-sex partner clause into the House bill is causing a clash ...

06/03/09
Catholic Culture : News Briefs : US bishops: Homosexual ...

S. 1085 would improve the family-based immigration system by removing the annual cap on the number of visas which allow immediate family members to reunite with legal permanent residents. It is extremely important that barriers that ...

06/03/09
AC21 Portability: The news gets only worse :(

There is a bill currently in the Senate Judiciary Committee S. 1085 includes provisions for Visa Recapture. Contact your representative and ask them to support this bill, the sooner you get your green card the sooner you can stop ...

06/03/09
H.R.2709: Reuniting Families Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

Therefore, I urge you to support the Reuniting Families Act introduced by Senator Menendez in the Senate (S. 1085) and Congressman Honda ... Source: angry asian man. Add to My Political Notebook, Save to Notebook · Rate ...

06/04/09
Docudharma:: Uniting American Families Act update

Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Migration, expressed the Committee's support for the Reuniting American Families Act (S. 1085) introduced May 20. ...

06/04/09
H.R.627: Credit CARD Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

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06/05/09
Honda Introduces Bill to Unite Immigrant Families

If your concerned about the passage of the proposed Senate bill S.1085 and the House Bill H.Rep.267 you should look at the Text Of Legislation on the congressional Thomas Web-site for both bills. S.1085 - The Immigration and Nationality ...

06/09/09
Iglesia Descalza: Immigration News Roundup - June 9, 2009

... chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Migration, expressed the Committee's support for the Reuniting American Families Act (S. 1085) introduced May 20. He did so in a June 2 letter to Sen. ...

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