Immigration Reform for America |
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The need for broad scale reform of our immigration laws is no longer in question.
• When one out of twenty workers lack legal status,
• When families are separated for decades,
• When communities are living in fear,
• When we are throwing good money after bad in an effort to round up hard working families, the conclusion is undeniable – our broken immigration system is hurting America and Congress must fix it. |
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ON NOVEMBER 4, THE PUBLIC SPOKE LOUDLY AND CLEARLY IN SUPPORT OF REALISTIC SOLUTIONS: Americans rejected demagoguery and embraced change.
• Get-tough deportation-only strategies failed spectacularly as a wedge issue once
again. The 2008 Election was a game changer:
- Democrats dominated the Latino vote (the fasting growing segment of the U.S. electorate) in this election because of the tarnished Republican brand on Immigration.
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Democrats also dominated in swing contests in which Republicans ran on an enforcement-only platform.
- The message is that Democrats must deliver on this issue and Republicans must change course.
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Any lasting, meaningful solution requires a top-to-bottom overhaul of the system that advances 21st century American interests, and protects our core values as a generous, welcoming nation deeply committed to the rule of law.
- Only a practical, flexible, forward-looking approach that adheres to the following
policy prescriptions can restore the integrity of our system:
Require the undocumented population to register, get legal, pay taxes, and learn English
Reduce the unreasonable and counterproductive backlogs in family-based and employment-based immigration by reforming the permanent
immigration system
Protect our national security and the rule of law while preserving and restoring fundamental principles of due process and equal protection
Provide fair and lawful ways for American businesses to hire needed
immigrant workers who will help us dig out of this recession while protecting
U.S. workers from unfair competition. |
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| THE TIME IS NOW: All signals point to Congress taking up reform this year. |
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Richard Nadler, president of the Americas Majority Foundation, a public-policy think tank in Overland Park, Kansas recently posted some key monetary information about donors to Republican candidates or causes. Typically Republican leaning groups such as farmers, ranchers, hoteliers, construction company owners, restaurateurs, those having problems getting visas for guest workers appear to be shifting away from the Republican party and the anti-immigration strategy of recent years.
Nadler notes: "Within these groups, $20 of each $100 contributed has shifted from Republicans to Democrats. In general, the shift has occurred within the past four years, following the overwhelming repudiation of comprehensive immigration reform by the House Republican Caucus."
Is this proof of anything? Perhaps not, but as those of us who attended the National Day of Action, Republican congressional offices were no longer all poo-pooing talk of immigration reform. Some even expressed interest in supporting "amnesty."
This is the time to start approaching your Republican congressman or Senator. Help them to understand the current dynamics of reform and of where the polls supporting immigration reform are pointing.
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