Truth in Immigration (TRIM) Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually report to Congress on the number of aliens, listed by country of last known habitual residence, who are estimated to be unlawfully residing in the United States.
Amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the total per country level of legal immigration determined for each country by one-half of the number of illegal aliens from that country who were residing in the United States as of August 31 of the preceding fiscal year. (Provides that no reduction for any single foreign state or dependent area may exceed one-half of the total per country level of legal immigration that otherwise would apply for any fiscal year.)
Sets forth the following order of reductions: (1) diversity lottery winners; (2) brothers and sisters of citizens; (3) married sons and married daughters of citizens; (4) unmarried sons and unmarried daughters of permanent resident aliens; (5) unmarried sons and daughters of citizens; (6) skilled workers, professionals, and other specified workers; (7) special immigrants; (8) members of the professions holding advanced degrees or aliens of exceptional ability; (9) priority workers; (10) employment creation aliens; (11) veteran or active duty special immigrants; (12) spouses and children of permanent resident aliens; and (13) aliens not subject to quotas.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4317 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4317
To enforce the numerical limits Congress has placed on immigration.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 14, 2005
Mr. Weldon of Florida (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs.
Myrick, Mr. Pence, Mr. Issa, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Goode, Mr. Shadegg, Mr.
Pitts, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, Mr. Hensarling, and Mr. Westmoreland) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To enforce the numerical limits Congress has placed on immigration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Immigration (TRIM) Act''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ILLEGAL ALIEN POPULATION.
(a) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
annually report to the Congress on the number of aliens, listed
by country of last known habitual residence, who are estimated
to be unlawfully residing in the United States as of August 31
of the year in which the report is submitted.
(2) Detail.--The Secretary shall provide the greatest
degree of detail that is feasible in making the determination
described in paragraph (1).
(3) Deadline.--The Secretary shall transmit each report
required by this subsection to the Congress not later than
September 31 of each year, beginning with the first September
31 that occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a review each year of the Secretary's methodology, data, and
conclusions to ensure that they represent the best available data and
practices and are consistent from year to year. The results of such
review shall be transmitted to the Congress not later than 60 days
after the date on which the Secretary's report was transmitted.
SEC. 3. ENFORCING NUMERICAL LIMITS ON IMMIGRATION.
Section 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Reductions to Account for Illegally Resident Population.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Reduction.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, and except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the total per country level of legal
immigration determined under this section for each
country shall be reduced by one-half of the number of
illegal aliens from that country who were residing in
the United States as of August 31 of the preceding
fiscal year.
``(B) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subparagraph
(A), no reduction under such subparagraph with respect
to any single foreign state or dependent area may
exceed one-half of the total per country level of legal
immigration that otherwise would apply under this
section for any fiscal year.
``(2) Order of reductions.--In carrying out the reduction
required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall reduce from immigrant
categories in the following order:
``(A) Diversity lottery winners, if any, described
in section 203(c).
``(B) Brothers and sisters of citizens described in
section 203(a)(4).
``(C) Married sons and married daughters of
citizens described in section 203(a)(3).
``(D) Unmarried sons and unmarried daughters of
permanent resident aliens described in section
203(a)(2)(B).
``(E) Unmarried sons and daughters of citizens
described in 203(a)(1).
``(F) Skilled workers, professionals, and other
workers described in section 203(b)(3).
``(G) Special immigrants described in section
203(b)(4).
``(H) Aliens who are members of the professions
holding advanced degrees or aliens of exceptional
ability described in section 203(b)(2).
``(I) Priority workers described in section
203(b)(1).
``(J) Employment creation described in section
203(b)(5).
``(K) `K' special immigrants described in section
203(b)(6).
``(L) Spouses and children of permanent resident
aliens described in section 203(a)(2)(A).
``(M) Aliens not subject to quotas described in
section 201(b).
``(3) Not available in any other year.--Reductions made
under this subsection with respect to a fiscal year shall not
be re-allocated to any other category or individual and shall
not be used in determining the availability of immigrant visas
in any other fiscal year.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
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