Immigration : Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act (P.L. 106-396).

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noncitizens.

Border security.

Government productivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Reviews visa waiver program for nationals from certain countries entering the U.S., examining the underlying goal of facilitating international travel and reducing the workload of U.S. consular offices abroad against security and immigration concerns. Considers issues of participant country selection, overstays, and fraud, and details legislative proposals to amend the program to include machine-readable passports and enhanced technology systems, data collection reforms, and visa denial criteria.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Immigration: Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act (P.L. 106-396)

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