This has technically already been in effect since 2013 after the signing and bipartisan passage of President Obama's bill S.744, which in the Title 2 (Immigrant Visas) of the bill, reads on the Overview of the Bill on the website: "The bill will allow undocumented immigrants to apply for Registered Provisional Immigrant Status (RPI) s 'They have been in the United States since December 31, 2011, have not been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors, pay their assessed taxes, pass the background check and pay the filing fee as well as' a penalty of $1,000 (which can be paid in installments). . . .” (American Immigrant Council 1). This means that all illegal immigrants already in the country can properly apply for U.S. citizenship without being deported for crossing the border, and no longer need to engage in other illegal or ineffective activities like trying to use these "babies anchor”, to stay. in the