,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fidj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,ros5dale 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,ms4
 ,boeb]t1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,coll9s1 &   
,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to effect a      
moratorium on immigration4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mass   
,immigration ,r$uction ,act ( #bjbd4    
#b4 ,immigration moratorium def9$ ,z us$
 9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m immigration          
moratorium means ! p]iod beg9n+ on !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & end+ on 
! date t is #e ye>s aft] t date (       
enactm5t dur+ :i* ! ,presid5t submits a 
report to ,congress1 :i* is approv$ by a
 jo9t resolution ( ,congress1 t ! fl[ ( 
illegal immigration has be5 r$uc$ to    
less ?an #aj1jjj ali5s p] ye> & t any   
increase 9 legal immigration result+ f  
t]m9ation ( ! immigration moratorium    
w\ld h no adv]se impact on ! wages &    
work+ conditions ( ,unit$ ,/ates        

citiz5s1 or ! capacity ( public s*ools1 
public hospitals1 & o!r public          
facilities to s]ve ! resid5t population 
9 ^? localities :]e immigrants are      
likely to settle4  #c4 ,worldwide levels
 ( immigration ,not)/&+ section #bja ( !
 ,immigration & ,nationality ,act1 dur+ 
! immigration moratorium "u section #b 9
 lieu ( ! worldwide levels ( immigration
 "u section #bja ( su* ,act-- 7#a7 !    
worldwide level ( family-sponsor$       
immigrants "u section #bja7;c7 ( su*    
,act is z]o2  7#b7 ! worldwide level (  
employm5t-bas$ immigrants "u section    
#bja7;d7 ( su* ,act is #e1jjj2 &  7#c7 !
 worldwide level ( div]sity immigrants  
"u section #bja7;e7 ( su* ,act is z]o4  
#d4 ,allotm5t ( visas ,not)/&+ section  
#bjc ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act1 dur+ ! immigration moratorium "u  
section #b1 9 lieu ( ! numb] ( visas t  
may be allott$ "u section #bjc ( su*    
,act-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( visas t %all be   
allott$ to family-sponsor$ immigrants "u
 section #bjc7;a7 ( su* ,act %all be    

z]o2  7#b7 ! numb] ( visas t %all be    
allott$ 9 any fiscal ye> to priority    
work]s "u section #bjc7;b77#a7 ( su*    
,act %all n exce$ ! worldwide level (   
employm5t-bas$ immigrants = t fiscal    
ye>1 & ! numb] ( visas t %all be allott$
 to o!r ali5s subject to ! worldwide    
level = employm5t-bas$ immigrants %all  
be z]o2 &  7#c7 ! numb] ( visas t %all  
be allott$ to div]sity immigrants "u    
section #bjc7;c7 ( su* ,act %all be z]o4
  #e4 ,grant+ immigrant /atus ,dur+ !   
immigration moratorium "u section #b1 ! 
,attorney ,g5]al may n approve any      
petition = classification "u section    
#bjd ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act except = classification by reason (
 a family relation%ip describ$ 9 section
 #bja7;b77#b7 ( su* ,act or priority    
work] /atus "u section #bjc7;b77#a7 (   
su* ,act4 ,petitions t may n be approv$ 
dur+ ! moratorium %all be return$ to !  
p]sons :o fil$ ! petitions4  #f4 ,annual
 admission ( refugees ,not)/&+ any o!r  
provision ( law1 dur+ ! immigration     

moratorium "u section #b ! numb] (      
refugees :o may be admitt$ "u section   
#bjg ( su* ,act1 includ+ ! numb] (      
admissions made available to adju/ to ! 
/atus ( p]man5t resid5ce ! /atus ( ali5s
 grant$ asylum "u section #bji7;b7 ( su*
 ,act1 %all n exce$ #be1jjj 9 any fiscal
 ye>4  #g4 ,imm$iate relatives def9$    
,dur+ ! immigration moratorium1 ! t]m   
imm$iate relatives = purposes ( section 
#bja7;b7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act means ! *ildr5 & sp\se ( a citiz5 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #h4 ,r5unciation (  
o!r citiz5%ip = naturalization ,not)/&+ 
any o!r provision ( law1 dur+ !         
immigration moratorium "u section #b1 9 
addition to o!r applicable requirem5ts  
"u ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act an
 ali5 may only be naturaliz$ z a citiz5 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates if ! ali5 r5\nces any 
nationality or citiz5%ip ( any o!r      
c\ntry4  #i4 ,limitation on automatic   
bir?right citiz5%ip ,not)/&+ any o!r    
provision ( law1 ) respect to an        
individual born aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t

 ( ?is ,act1 ! individual %all n be a   
national or citiz5 at bir? "u section   
#cja ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adja7 unless at lea/
 "o ( ! individual's p>5ts is1 at ! "t (
 bir?1 a citiz5 or national ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates or an ali5 lawfully admitt$ =    
p]man5t resid5ce4