This bill would change U.S. immigration law to exempt certain children of Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limits on immigrant visas. It adds a new exempt category to section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The exemption applies to people who (1) are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a) and (2) have a parent (living or dead) who was naturalized under section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 or under title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (as amended by the Second War Powers Act, 1942).
If you are a child of a Filipino World War II veteran who was naturalized under the listed provisions, this bill would make you exempt from the annual immigrant visa numerical limits. That means you would not be counted against those caps when applying for an immigrant visa. The bill text does not provide details on application steps, processing times, or how many people would qualify.
No publicly available information on costs, budgetary effects, or how the change would be funded is included in the bill text or metadata.
The bill's stated purpose is to exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from immigrant visa limits to allow family reunification. The measure was introduced in the Senate by Senators Hirono, Murkowski, Sullivan, Schatz, Blumenthal, Cortez Masto, Duckworth, Cantwell, Warren, Rosen, Sanders, Booker, and Merkley.
No publicly available information on opposition statements, objections, or alternative views is included in the bill text or metadata.