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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 22, 2013
Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should:
create a roadmap for immigrants who are here without legal status to earn citizenship, provided they pay taxes, complete a background check, learn English, and show a commitment to America;
allow students who came to America as children to earn citizenship by attending college or joining the Armed Forces;
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protect the sustainability of the American agricultural industry, including the dairy industry, with a stable and legal agricultural workforce;
encourage those who seek to invest in the United States and create American jobs;
permit individuals who earn an advanced degree from one of our universities to remain in the United States, rather than using that education to work for our international competitors;
fulfill and strengthen our nation's commitments regarding security along our borders and at our ports of entry;
strengthen our nation's historic humanitarian tradition of welcoming asylum seekers and refugees and improve existing policies that support immigrant victims of crime and domestic violence;
create an effective electronic verification system and strengthen enforcement to prevent employers from hiring people illegally;
implement a legal immigration system that promotes job creation by converting the current flow of illegal immigrants into the United States into a more manageable and legal process for admitting immigrants while, at the same time, safeguarding the jobs, rights, and wages of American workers; and
adopt practical and fair immigration reforms to help ensure family unity.
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Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D–NV
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S44)
Introduced in Senate
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