This bill would significantly reduce family-based immigration to the United States by narrowing the definition of "immediate relatives" and eliminating several family-sponsored immigrant categories. Specifically, it removes parents from the immediate relative category, keeps only spouses and children, and reduces the annual worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants from the current system to 88,000 visas per year. The bill would affect millions of immigrants seeking to reunify with family members in the United States, particularly adult children trying to sponsor their parents and siblings. As a modification, the bill creates a new temporary nonimmigrant visa category for parents of adult U.S. citizens aged 21 and older, allowing them to stay for up to 5 years, though they would be ineligible for employment and public benefits and would need to be supported by their adult children. The changes would take effect in the second fiscal year after the bill's enactment, though petitions filed after the bill's introduction would be considered invalid.
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