<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE>For more information on this proposed legislation, you may contact Carol Saliba at immigration@csalibalaw.com. ALNM Thanks Ms. Saliba for keeping us informed on such important topics. </DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: Carol Saliba [mailto:immigration@csalibalaw.com]
<DIV></DIV>Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 1:25 PM
<DIV></DIV>To: Hamid Kantara
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<DIV></DIV>Houston, Texas
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<DIV></DIV> Re: News Item of Interest to Lebanese Nationals Currently in the U.S. :
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<DIV></DIV> Durbin, Sununu: Asking Congress to allow Lebanese nationals in the U.S.
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<DIV></DIV>Dear ALNM members:
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<DIV></DIV>In response to the crisis in Lebanon, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and John Sununu (R-NH) recently introduced bipartisan legislation, the Lebanese Temporary Protected Status Act of 2006, which would make Lebanon eligible for temporary protected status (TPS) for an initial twelve-month period. The Durbin-Sununu bill would allow Lebanese nationals currently in the United States to remain here because ongoing hostilities make it unsafe for them to return to Lebanon.
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<DIV></DIV>“The war brought upon Lebanon has cost hundreds of civilian lives,” said Sununu, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Americans understand that Lebanese residents temporarily residing in the United States should not be compelled to return to a dangerous war zone. Congress must act quickly to ensure that otherwise well-intentioned immigration laws do not force Lebanese nationals to leave the country, or have their immigration status placed in legal limbo.”
<DIV></DIV>The above was excerpted from the Chicago Sun Times
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<DIV></DIV>I will keep an eye on this as it makes its way through Congress and will keep ALNM informed of any new developments.
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<DIV></DIV>Yours truly,
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<DIV></DIV>Carol Saliba
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<DIV></DIV>Carol Saliba
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