At RealClearPolicy Karina Lipsman writes about a proposed solution to the U. S. immigration problems:
For the first time in a decade, Representatives MarÃa Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) presented a bipartisan, sensible solution to the problems our country is facing. The introduction of their Dignity Act provides a complete solution to America’s immigration crisis, addressing the root causes of illegal immigration, providing dignity for undocumented immigrants living in the shadows, and ensuring that American workers are not left behind.
Like any sensible immigration legislation, the Dignity Act secures the border, mandates E-Verify, reforms the asylum system, protects Dreamers, and deals with undocumented immigrants compassionately. The Dignity Program allows undocumented immigrants to enter a new status where they can work and provide for their family while paying restitution to the American government and the taxpayer for a seven-year period. It also gives undocumented immigrants the opportunity to pursue U.S. citizenship if they so choose, conditional on both parties making good on their promise to secure the border first.
On the surface this looks promising but a lot can happen on its way to the House and Senate floors. I’d sure like to see a whip count on this bill. It appears to me to have a few inherent conflicts.
Lot of terms not well defined. What does secure the border mean? If it means you really, really arent going to let any illegals cross then you need to station many hundreds of thousands of troops along the southern border, coasts and northern border. If its just he southern border then maybe a couple hundred thousand but you accept people coming through those other avenues.
Illegal aliens dont get paid a lot. That’s why business has always supported them, or not supported attempts to limit them. How are they supposed to pay for everything in this bill? If it’s a lot fo money why wouldn’t they just keep hiding?
Also, I think they need to change the asylum laws.
Steve
I dunno, the quoted part is mostly platitudes. The devil is always in the details and I’d need to see those.
But this most likely won’t go anywhere. The House is still not operating under regular order, which means nothing goes anywhere without the Speaker’s say-so and I very much doubt McCarthy wants to promote bipartisan immigration reform.