Pedro Pierluisi on Immigration

	Pedro Pierluisi on Immigration

Allow more visas for STEM college graduates.

Pierluisi co-sponsored Attracting the Best and Brightest Act

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 50,000 visas available to qualified immigrants who:
1. possess a graduate degree at the level of master`s or higher in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM degree) from a qualifying U.S. research institution of higher education;
2. have an employment offer from a U.S. employer in a field related to such degree;
3. are the subject of an approved labor certification; and
4. will receive a wage for such employment that is at least the actual wage paid by the employer to all other individuals with similar experience and qualifications.
Makes unused STEM visas available for other employment-based visa categories.
Makes available on the DHS website information regarding foreign STEM employers, the number of aliens granted STEM status, and their occupations.

Source: HR6412/S3553 12-HR6412 on Sep 14, 2012

Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported.

Pierluisi co-sponsored H.R.4646/S.2540

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to appoint or provide counsel at government expense to aliens in removal proceedings.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall provide an alien in removal proceedings with all relevant documents in its possession, unless the alien has knowingly waived the right to such documents.

DOJ may appoint or provide counsel to aliens in any INA proceeding.

DHS shall ensure that aliens have access to counsel inside all immigration detention and border facilities.

DOJ shall appoint counsel, at government expense if necessary, for an unaccompanied alien child or a particularly vulnerable individual.

DHS shall establish a pilot program to increase the court appearance rates of unaccompanied alien children and particularly vulnerable individuals by contracting with nongovernmental, community-based organizations to provide such aliens with case management services. Source: Fair Day in Court for Kids Act 16-HR4646 on Feb 26, 2016

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