Animas High School Model Senate

Committee: Judiciary/ Immigration

Principal Authors:
Jeff Flake [Brynn Nelson]
-Republican
Jeanne Shaheen [Dana Stahl]Democrat

Bill No:

Submission Date:11/11/2016

Title of Bill:Visa Reform and Refinement of the Citizenship Process

Be It Enacted By The Animas High School Model Congress
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Preamble:Whereas in 2012, the Department of Homeland Security estimated that there

were 11.4 million illegal immigrants living in the United States and an estimated 500,000
immigrants that illegally overstayed their temporary United States visas that expired in
2015 out of 45 million issued, and since there were 2.5 million immigrants illegally
crossing U.S. borders in 2015, and since the amount of fiscal visas issued significantly
dropped in 2009 from 12 million to 10 million with B1 visas, and from around 8 million
to 6 million with H2B visas, H2A visas, F1 visas, H1B visas, and Worldwide NonImmigrant visas, and since it costs 132 dollars per person, per night to be detained in
preparation of deportation and a person is detained for an average of 6 months, and the
ICE alone detained 235,000 people in 2015, ICE detention costs US taxpayers over 5,670
million dollars each year,
SECTION 1: Increase the number of T and U visas available from 10,000 to 60,000 in
order to assist victims of crime and human trafficking by 2020.
Sub-SECTION A: Repurposing 7% of ICE detention centers budget to said visas.
Sub-SECTION B: Increasing total time of visa by 5 years; allowing T and U visa
carriers to apply for citizenship after 2 years and promote a growing economy.
SECTION 2: Decrease the ten year bar to a 6 month waiting period in home country
for visa eligibility to allow for a more accessible visa process.
SECTION 3: Increase worker visa expiration to 2 years after acquiring
Sub-SECTION A: Defunding ICE detention centers by 15% to supply utilization of

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foreign workforce.
SECTION 4: Modify cost of bonds for immigrant detainees from 10,000 to 500 dollars
Sub-SECTION A: Immigrant must sustain themselves with necessities, (food,
housing, transportation).
Sub-SECTION B: Immigrant must report to detention officer weekly.
SECTION 5: Families with children who have assumed citizenship who are facing
deportation may return to their home country and apply for visa with top priority
Sub-SECTION A: U.S. born children with legal status may stay in foster care for up
to 6 months while parent acquires legal status; if parent never acquires legal status,
parents may chose for child to return to home country or stay in foster care system.
SECTION 6: This bill shall go into effect 60 days after passage.