1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Families United Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The rights and interests of U.S. citizens should be protected by our Nation’s immigration laws. (2) It is the intent of Congress to provide the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security with the limited ability to provide fairness to the spouses, children and parents of American citizens in immigration proceedings on a case-by-case basis. 3. Rules of Construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed— (1) to provide the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security with the ability to expand the discretionary authority beyond a case-by-case basis; or (2) to provide, confirm or concur legalization or nationalization of persons covered under this Act, it is solely designed to address hardships incurred by a small minority of American families that are adversely affected by inadmissibility and deportation provisions that cause family separation. 4. Waivers of inadmissibility (a) Aliens who entered as children Section 212(a)(9)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(iii) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (VI) Aliens who entered as children Clause (i) shall not apply to an alien who is the beneficiary of an approved petition under section 101(a)(15)(H) and who has earned a baccalaureate or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) )), and had not yet reached the age of 16 years at the time of initial entry to the United States. . (b) Aliens unlawfully present Section 212(a)(9)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1181(a)(9)(B)(v) ) is amended— (1) by striking spouse or son or daughter and inserting spouse, son, daughter, or parent ; (2) by striking extreme