8 U.S.C. § 1601
Statements of national policy concerning welfare and immigration
United States · Title 8 — ALIENS AND NATIONALITY · Status: effective
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- 8 U.S.C. § 1601, Statements of national policy concerning welfare and immigration, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/432045
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The Congress makes the following statements concerning national policy with respect to welfare and immigration:
It continues to be the immigration policy of the United States that—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996