Reading Room Document

Whether adjustments made under the Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act (the "Act"), 8 U.S.C. § 1255 note, must be counted against the numerical limitations of visas issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 8 U.S.C. § 1151(a)

The document is a response to a request for an opinion on whether adjustments made under the Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act must be counted against the numerical limitations of visas issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The conclusion reached in the document is that adjustments made under the Act should not be counted against the numerical limitation on visas. The document presents the question of whether adjustments made under the Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act should be included in the numerical limitations of visas issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act for review.

February 27, 1981