I did a quick comparison between the text of the old version of the American Dream Act (HR 5131) and the new one recently introduced in the House (HR 1275); here are the results.
Section 4(a)(1)(C)(i)
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(C) the alien--
(i) is not inadmissible under paragraph (2), (3), (6)(E), (6)(F), or (6)(G) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)), or, if inadmissible solely under paragraph (6) of such subsection, the alien was under the age of 16 years at the time the violation was committed; and
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(C) the alien--
(i) is not inadmissible under paragraph (2), (3), or (6)(E) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)); and
Section 4(a)(2)
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(2) WAIVER- The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the grounds of ineligibility under section 212(a) paragraphs (2), (6)(F) or (6)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the grounds of deportability under section 237(a)(2) of such Act, if the Secretary determines that the alien's removal would result in extreme hardship to the alien, the alien's child, or (in the case of an alien who is a child) to the alien's parent.
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(2) WAIVER- Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the grounds of ineligibility under section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the grounds of deportability under paragraphs (1)(E) and (2) of section 237(a) of such Act, if the Secretary determines that the alien's removal would result in extreme hardship to the alien, the alien's child, or (in the case of an alien who is a child) to the alien's parent.
Section 11
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Seven years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives setting forth--
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Not later than 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives setting forth--
These are the only differences worth noting. There are grammar corrections, but we're obviously not interested in those.
I just identified the diferences, but I havent looked deeply in what they mean yet. If anybody wants to dig in and see what these changes imply, please do.
