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Immigration Reform Gains Early Momentum With Senate Deal
Posted at 8:45 a.m. on Jan. 28
Politico reports that a bipartisan group of eight key senators has “reached a deal on the outlines of a comprehensive immigration overhaul” that would “seek to overhaul the legal immigration system as well as create a pathway to citizenship for the nation’s roughly 11 million illegal immigrants.”
“The plan would also seek an overhaul of the legal immigration system to attract highly skilled workers in the scientific and technological fields. It would add tougher measures aimed at forcing employers to ensure they’re hiring legal workers.”
“Before a pathway to citizenship can happen, the group says that new border security measures first must take effect, including an increase in the number of unmanned aerial vehicles and agents at the border… After the enforcement measures take effect, those who have obtained their probationary legal status would be required to undergo a series of requirements — including learning English and civics and undergoing further background checks — before being able to obtain permanent residency.”
“The only exceptions would be made for seasonal agricultural workers as well as young individuals who unknowingly entered the country illegally as children.”
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