Illiterate Aliens Seeking Admission as Immigrants

Illiterate Aliens Seeking Admission as Immigrants Illiterate aliens who would otherwise be eligible for admission to this country on visas allocated under

8 U.S.C. §§ 1152

or 1153, may not avoid the literacy requirement o f 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(25) simply by virtue of their being accompanied by a child who is under the age of 16, if that child’s own eligibility for admission depends upon that of his or her parents. The State D epartm ent’s longstanding administrative practice in this regard finds no support in the legislative history of the literacy requirement, which establishes that Congress…