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Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2014

H.R. 5761 · 113th Congress · Nov 20, 2014 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the definition of an unauthorized alien to include aliens who have not been admitted to and are not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2014”.

Sec. 2 Admission and lawful presence required for employment authorization

Section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)) is amended—
(1)
by inserting before “authorized to be so employed by this Act” the following: “an alien otherwise admitted to and lawfully present in the United States, and”; and
(2)
by inserting at the end the following: “An alien without lawful status shall be considered to be an unauthorized alien for purposes of this Act.”.