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DOJ Appropriations Act: New Immigration Provisions
Legal Intelligencer (2002)
  • Jill E. Family
Abstract
On Nov. 2, President Bush signed the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act. Included in the DOJ Appropriations Act are several provisions that alter the landscape of immigration law.The new immigration provisions include a reauthorization of state-sponsored waivers of the foreign residency requirement for foreign doctors trained in the United States, a new available extension of H-1B status beyond the six-year limit for certain foreign national temporary professional workers, alterations to the immigrant investor program, and changes to certain naturalization procedures.
Keywords
  • immigration
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Publication Date
November 21, 2002
Citation Information
Jill E. Family. "DOJ Appropriations Act: New Immigration Provisions" Legal Intelligencer (2002)
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