The Family Unification Act

i. PURPOSE
i. To eliminate the inherently unfair and non-feasible Diversity Visa Program.
ii. To reallocate the 50,000 diversity visas to the annual family visa quota.
ii. UNCOMMON VOCABULARY:
i. Immigration: movement to another country.
ii. Immigrant: an individual who moves to a country in which they were not originally born.
iii. Illegal Immigrant: a person who is staying in a country illegally, without the permission of the government
iv. Permanent Resident: a person who is given permanent residence in a new state.
v. Undocumented: a person who does not possess documented permission to stay/live in a particular country.
vi. Detained: holding/keeping an individual in official custody.
vii. Deportation: the act of deporting a foreigner from a country.
viii. Naturalism: this is whereby an immigrant acquires the rights of a naturally born citizen.
ix. Visa: a legally acquired permit allowing an individual to enter a country.
x. Quota System: regulation by the government allowing for a limited number of immigrants in a given year.
iii. ELIGIBILITY:
i. The US citizens and their families receiving the additional annual family-based visas will benefit from this bill.
ii. This bill will impact negatively on persons who would have otherwise obtained the diversity visas.
iii. The current process of obtaining a diversity based visas is as follows:
 Eligibility: this has been selected for a diversity visa by a lottery of the DOS; also possess an immigrant visa available immediately while filing an adjustment application (Form I-485, Application used in the registration of Permanent Residence or Adjust Status); and are permissible to the United States.
 The process of Application: to obtain a Green Card, one must be able to file Form I-485.
 Form I-485 must also have some supporting evidence; two passport-sized photos, Medical Examination Report and Vaccination Record, Form I-693, birth certificate copy, a copy of the page of the passport with non-immigrant visa, a copy of the passport page containing parole or entry stamp (if applicable); FORM I-94, Records of Entry of Departure; copies of court records which have been certified (in a case where the person has been arrested); a receipt copy gotten from the DOS for the multiplicity visa sweepstake processing fee; a copy of the selection letter from the principal applicant for the diversity visa lottery from DOS; Form I-601, application for Inadmissibility Grounds Waiver; application fees.
iv. You must be an eligible family applicant for one of the below-listed visas
• Family 1st Preference: foreigners who are not married and have at least one the United States, parent
• Family 2nd Preference: unmarried children or spouses belonging to Green Card holders.
• Family 3rd Preference: children who are married and belong to certified citizens.
• Family 4th Preference: siblings

iv. TERMS AND BENEFITS
I. It will accomplish speeding up visa waiting process for family-based visa applicants.
II. Beginning July 1, 2020, visas from the Diversity Visa Program will be redistributed to increase the family visa quotas.

III. The 100,000 additional visas will be reallocated to the four preference family visas based on the current distribution of the overall percentages of the family preference visa quotas. Presently, the first choice family visas obtain 11.36% (5,275) of the family law visa proportion, currently the second choice take delivery of 51.7% (25,350)of the family law visa quota, now the third preference receive 10.36% (5,275) of the family law visa proportion, now the fourth preference receives 28.6% (14,400) of the family law visa quota.
IV. The bill proposes that the reallocations of the 100,000 visas of diversity quota will be lasting in nature.
v. ENFORCEMENT AND COSTS
The Homeland Security together with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be responsible for the implementation of the immigrant visas. This will be done through enforcing the federal laws that govern border control, immigration, customs, and trade to assist in promoting public safety and homeland security.
The costs of implementing this bill will range from little to no cost.
vi. CONCLUSION
This bill belongs to the House-Judiciary Committee and will be useful as from June 2020.

References
Flores, W. V. (2016). Undocumented and Unafraid: The Emergence of an Undocumented Movement and Its Impact on Immigration Policy, the DREAM Act, DACA, DAPA, and Family Unification. Journal of Family Strengths, 16(1), 3.
Tienda, M. (2017). Multiplying diversity: Family unification and the geographical origins of late-age US immigrants. International Migration Review, 51(3), 727-756.

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