We need your help to get Members of Congress to support an update to the Immigration Registry cutoff date. Currently, people that have been continuously present in the U.S. since before January 1, 1972 and meet other requirements, can be granted “registry” for lawful permanent resident status at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security. This registry was first codified in law in 1929 and has been modified various times by Congress. The most recent change was by President Reagan’s Administration in 1986, bringing the registry date up to 1972.
On July 20th, 2022, Representative Zoe Lofgren and 45 other Representatives introduced H.R. 8433 the “Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929”, which would will create a rolling registry date, allowing immigrants that have been in the U.S. for at least seven years and meet other requirements to file an application for registry. This simple update to existing Section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act would allow up to 8.5 million people to obtain residency and get on a pathway to Citizenship. You can find a video review here of the updated registry bill H.R. 8433, a one-page overview here, and the full text of the bill H.R. 8433 here.
On September 28th, 2022 Senator Alex Padilla, along with Senators Lujan, Durbin and Warren, introduced S. 4974, the Senate version of the same bill.
Please take action to get Congress to support an update to the immigration registry date by taking the following actions:
- Write your Members of Congress to ask them to sign on and support H.R. 8433 and S. 4974 to update the immigration registry date.
- Call your Members to ask them to sign on and support H.R. 8433 and S. 4974 to update the immigration registry date. Here are the phone numbers for Colorado’s Congressional delegation.
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