H.Res. 440 · 108th Congress

Providing that the executive branch should remove certain entry restrictions for Mexican nationals, and for other purposes.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2003-11-14
Latest action
2003-12-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Summary

States that the executive branch should: (1) amend the permissible period of entry for users of the Laser Visa (border crossing card), and should remove the 25-mile travel restriction on Mexican nationals in the United States, in order to more accurately reflect economic and social realities of the United States-Mexico border region; and (2) in developing the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) for land ports, take into consideration national security and potential harm to any of the economies of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries and their border regions.