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【Lead-in】 Recently, news that "a California senator has introduced a new bill under which anyone who has resided continuously in the U.S. for seven years with no criminal record could apply directly for a green card" has sparked widespread discussion within immigrant communities. The bill is championed by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla of California, who has jointly advanced it with multiple members of Congress. Its core aim is to overhaul, through statutory amendment, the decades