Xavier Becerra: “I just am wondering why we do it for some groups and not others, and it seems to me that this legislation, I hope, is…”

“I just am wondering why we do it for some groups and not others, and it seems to me that this legislation, I hope, is going to be meaningful reform. We have another amendment that is part of the en bloc, which I see here would require the Department of State to refund fees to Poles who were erroneously notified of their eligibility for visas but did not receive a visa. If I recall correctly, I had an amendment very similar to this, but it did not apply just to Poles, it applied to anyone who applied for a visa. But as a result of the elimination of categories of immigrants in the bill, there were a number of people who should be refunded moneys by the State Department for fees paid for something they would no longer receive, and that is an opportunity to have an immigrant emigrate to this country.”