	Introduction

Comprehensive immigration reform was the subject of much discussion at the start of the 110 th Congress. Aimed at addressing a host of perceived problems with the U.S. immigration system, this legislation combined border security and interior enforcement provisions with provisions on temporary workers, permanent admissions, and unauthorized aliens. On June 28, 2007, the Senate voted on a motion to invoke cloture on S. 1639, which, if approved, would have ultimately brought the bill to a vote. The cloture motion failed, however, on a vote of 46 to 53, and the Senate Majority Leader pulled the bill from the Senate floor. In October 2007, however, the Senate considered, as a stand-alone bill, a proposal on unauthorized alien students, which has been included in various comprehensive reform bills. The proposal, known as the DREAM Act, would enable certain unauthorized students to obtain legal status. 110-53 ); on border security in P.L. 110-161 ); and on military service-based immigration benefits in the Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act ( P.L. 110-382 ). 110-293 ); on alien eligibility for benefits in the SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act ( P.L. 110-328 ); and on employment eligibility verification in P.L. 110-161 and the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L..110-329). 110-181 ), as amended by P.L. This report discusses these and other immigration-related issues that have seen legislative action or are of significant congressional interest. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations are addressed in a separate report and, for the most part, are not covered here. A version of the DREAM Act also was included in S. 1639 , the immigration bill that the Senate considered but failed to invoke cloture on in June 2007. P.L. The 110 th Congress also has enacted P.L. 110-161. P.L. 110-28 and P.L. 110-242 amends P.L. P.L. P.L. All of these measures are discussed earlier in the report. Enacted

P.L. Contains refugee-related provisions. 110-36 ( S. 1104 ). 110-257 ( H.R. P.L. P.L. Contains provisions on alien smuggling. 110-251 .) Contains refugee-related provisions.
Comprehensive immigration reform was the subject of much discussion at the start of the 110th Congress. In the spring of 2007, the Senate considered several broad immigration reform measures aimed at addressing a host of perceived problems with the U.S. immigration system. These measures combined border security and interior enforcement provisions with provisions on temporary workers, permanent admissions, and unauthorized aliens. In June 2007, the Senate voted on a motion to invoke cloture on one of these measures (S. 1639), which, if approved, would have ultimately brought the bill to a vote. The motion failed, however, and the bill was subsequently pulled from the Senate floor.
In October 2007, the Senate considered a proposal that has been included in various comprehensive measures. Known as the DREAM Act, this bill (S. 2205) would enable certain unauthorized alien students to obtain legal status. The Senate failed to invoke cloture on S. 2205.
At the same time, the 110th Congress has enacted some immigration-related provisions. Among them are refugee-related provisions included in P.L. 110-5, P.L. 110-28, P.L. 110-36, P.L. 110-161, P.L. 110-181, and P.L. 110-242. The 110th Congress also has enacted provisions on border security in P.L. 110-53 and P.L. 110-161; on the Visa Waiver Program in P.L. 110-53; on alien inadmissibility in P.L. 110-257 and P.L. 110-293; on military service-based immigration benefits in P.L. 110-251 and P.L. 110-382; on alien eligibility for benefits in P.L. 110-328; and on employment eligibility verification in P.L. 110-161 and P.L. 110-329.
This report discusses these and other immigration-related issues that have seen legislative action or are of significant congressional interest. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations are addressed in CRS Report RL34004, Homeland Security Department: FY2008 Appropriations, by [author name scrubbed] et al., and CRS Report RL34482, Homeland Security Department: FY2009 Appropriations, by [author name scrubbed] et al., and for the most part, are not covered here. This is the final update of this report.