HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HOEVEN-CORKER AMENDMENT TO THE IMMIGRATION BILL

June 22, 2013 - The Hoeven-Corker amendment has been incorporated into the full text of the immigration bill, which is available here. The key areas that the amendment strengthens and improves are outlined below, and pages where the new language is found in the bill are indicated in parenthesis. UNPRECEDENTED SURGE OF SECURITY AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER (PP. 3-8, 14-36) The amendment contains tangible, concrete triggers which ensure that Registered Provisional Immigrants (RPIs) cannot receive Green Cards until at least 10 years after the enactment of the bill, AND the Secretary of Homeland Security, in con... [continue]