The bill would authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered the United States as children. Applicants would need to be admissible, have been lawfully present as dependent children of specified employment-based nonimmigrants for at least eight years, have at least ten years of lawful presence when applying, and have graduated from a U.S. institution of higher education. It would also provide age-out protections, employment authorization for certain dependent children, and retention of priority dates.

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