[AAACE-NLA] immigration bipartisan bill introduced in Congress

[Wrigley, Heide]

Hi, all 
 
I imagine that most of you have heard that today a bipartisan bill on
immigration reform was introduced. 
 
The bill includes 
 
*        a point system that balances immigration of low skilled
workers, high skilled workers, and refugees and amnesty seekers
*        "earned" legalization (including a $ 5000 penalty, leaving the
country to apply for a visa, and taking an English test)
*        A program to secure the border 
*        the Dream Act (to address issues of undocumented youth who have
finished US high school - a legal right- but who remain undocumented
with an uncertain future).
*        employer sanctions 
*        a temporary worker program
*        probationary documents that would allow for four year temporary
visas (to be extended once) and then apply for green cards after 8 years
- and five years later for citizenship
 
Expect to see analyses of the proposed bill soon 
 
Heide
 
Heide Spruck Wrigley, PhD
Non-resident fellow
Center for Immigrant Integration Policy 
 
 
 
 
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