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title: "8 U.S.C. § 1161"
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# 8 U.S.C. § 1161 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–416, title II, § 219(ee)(1), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4319

## Notes

Section, act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 1, § 210A, as added Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L. 99–603, title III, § 303(a), 100 Stat. 3422; amended Oct. 24, 1988, Pub. L. 100–525, § 2(n)(1), 102 Stat. 2613; Nov. 29, 1990, Pub. L. 101–649, title VI, § 603(a)(6), (b)(1), 104 Stat. 5083, 5085; Dec. 12, 1991, Pub. L. 102–232, title III, § 307(l)(2), 105 Stat. 1756, related to determination of agricultural labor shortages and admission of additional special agricultural workers.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealPub. L. 103–416, title II, § 219(ee)(3), as added by Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title VI, § 671(b)(10), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–722, provided that: “The amendments made by this subsection [repealing this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 25, 1994].”