On the recordMarch 19, 1996
My amendment applies only to those individuals who knowingly and intentionally enter the United States illegally. It is intended to apply to those who enter the United States with fraudulent documents, knowingly fraudulent, those who enter with no documents and those who purposely avoid Federal officials by sneaking across the border without inspection. It is not intended to apply to individuals who in good faith present themselves at the border for inspection with a visa or other documentation required by Federal law to enter the United States and whose legal admission is denied because the Federal immigration officials determined that the applicant's reasons for entering the United States do not reasonably fall within the scope and the purpose of the stated reason for entry with a visa or other documentation.
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