Citizens and Legal Immigration Act (2005)

On March 16, Representative Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) and Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) introduced a bipartisan resolution, H.Con.Res.100, calling on Congress to express its support for an international education policy for the United States. The resolution calls for a policy that would help to promote mutual understanding among nations by invigorating and promoting citizen, professional, and scholarly exchanges; ensuring that visa and employment policies promote access to such exchanges, consistent with homeland security; increasing participation by U.S. students in study and internships abroad, and expanding the locations, languages, and subjects offered by those programs; improving the U.S. capacity to produce citizens with international expertise; encouraging foreign language learning at a early age; and promoting partnerships among government, business, educational institutions and organizations to ensure adequate resources for implementing such a policy.