This would require immigrants to come forward and register, submit biometric data, pass criminal background and national security check, also to pay fees and penalties before they will be eligible for a provisional legal status. As for agricultural workers and those who entered as children, would be eligible for the same program. The individual must wait until the existing legal immigration backlogs are cleared before applying for permanent residency (green card). Then intimately, become a U.S. citizenship. Unfortunately, people with provisional legal status will not be eligible for welfare or other federal benefits, including those of subsidies and tax credits under the new health care law.
This proposal would also create strict requirements to qualify for lawful permanent resident status. People applying for green card must pay their taxes, pass additional criminal background and national security checks, register for selective service, and pay additional fees and penalties, also to learn English and U.S. civics. Under the current law, after five years of your received green card you may apply for U.S. citizenship. This is probably what I will be doing in about five years from