1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Build Back Better Act: Immigration Provisions Updated December 7, 2021 The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, Rules Committee Print 117-18), as passed by the House on November 19, 2021, contains five immigration-related pro
2、visions that would impact large numbers of both unauthorized and legally present foreign nationals (aliens). Section 60001. Protections and Work Permits Section 60001 would make unauthorized aliens eligible for immigration parole if they had entered the United States before January 1, 2011, and resi
3、ded continuously in the country since then. Immigration parole is official permission to enter and remain temporarily in the United States for the parole grant duration. Parole is not formal admission under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and does not grant beneficiaries lawful permanent r
4、esident (LPR) status. Prospective parolees would have to pay a fee, complete background checks, and not be inadmissible under certain INA grounds (e.g., certain prior criminal convictions, national security threat). Parolees would be eligible for a drivers license or state identification card and au
