http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6034.html#45036 Under current law, U.S. citizens can file for legal permanent residence for their foreign spouses. Once a petition is filed, it can often take several months, and sometimes years, for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjudicate the case. When a couple is married less than 2 years and the U.S. citizen petitioner dies before the petition is filed and adjudicated, the spouse is no longer considered by DHS to be eligible for permanent residence and must immediately return to his or her home country or be subject to deportation. Widows and widowers often face difficult decisions when mourning the death of a spouse, including deciding whether to leave behind family they have come to love, and whether to separate their U.S. citizen children from their deceased spouses grandparents and other family members. Deporting widows and orphans of American citizens, when they have entered legally and complied with the rules for legal residency, says bad things about our country.... 45036@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:19:09 EDT