Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act

The Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (or H. R. 783) was an act by the United States Congress "to amend title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes in the laws relating to nationality and naturalization."[3] The act amended the Immigration and Nationality Act by allowing to provide for the acquisition of United States citizenship from either parent for persons born abroad to parents, only one of whom is a United States citizen.[1]

Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994

Long title	An Act To amend title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes in the laws relating to nationality and naturalization.
Acronyms (colloquial)	INTCA[1]
Enacted by	the 103rd United States Congress
Citations
Public law	103-416
Statutes at Large	108 Stat. 4308
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 783 by Rep. Romano L. Mazzoli (D-KY)[2] on February 3, 1993 Committee consideration by House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees[2] Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 25, 1994

The act was signed into law by President Bill Clinton, who said in his signing statement that act would correct the injustice towards persons born outside of the United States, and only one of whose parents was a United States citizen. Prior to the act, such persons could only acquire citizenship if that parent was the father.[4] The act amended this condition to allow acquisition of US citizenship when either of the parents was a US citizen.[1] The act also added additional weapons offenses, some theft and burglary offenses, prostitution, tax evasion, and certain categories of fraud to the definition of aggravated felonies, under which non-citizens were subject to deportation.[5]

References

1. "Immigration and Naturalization Service" (PDF). Department of Justice. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
2. "Bill Summary & Status - 103rd Congress (1993 - 1994) H.R.783". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
3. "Pub. L. 103-416 Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994". United States Citizenship and Immigration. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
4. "Statement on Signing the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
5. "III. Deportation Law Based on Criminal Convictions Before 1996". Forced Apart. Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 18 March 2012.