Bipartisan bill would grant legal status to certain illegal immigrant workers
Reps Maria Elvira Salazar R-Fla and Veronica Escobar D-Texas introduced provision on Tuesday to improvement the U S immigration system including offering legal status for certain illegal immigrants to continue working in the country amid President Donald Trump's mass deportation policies The Dignity Act of would allow illegal immigrants who have been in the U S since before the opportunity to apply for up to seven years of legal status with work authorization The immigrants would pay restitution and check in regularly with the Department of Homeland Protection and their legal status could be renewed based on good conduct and restitution The bill would offer a path to permanent residency but the legal status afforded to the immigrants would not allow for any federal benefits or a path to U S citizenship The Dignity Act of is a revolutionary bill that offers the cure to our immigration dilemma secure the frontier stop illegal immigration and provide an earned opportunity for long-term immigrants to stay here and work Salazar noted in a report No amnesty No handouts No citizenship Just accountability and a path to stability for our financial system and our future MLBPA CHIEF SAYS FOREIGN PLAYERS COMMUNICATED TO CARRY DOCUMENTATION TO 'KEEP THEIR JOB'The bill would be fully funded through restitution payments and application fees made by immigrants meaning it will not rely on any taxpayer money The measure would also aim to end catch-and-release and further bolster safeguard at the Southern Dividing line as well as require employers across the country to use E-Verify the governing body system for checking the legal status of workers It would also expand training apprenticeships and mentoring for American workers The provision seeks to address the Trump administration s immigration crackdown which has heavily affected farms and food amenity providers and included raids targeting migrant workers at local businesses sparking protests in Los Angeles and elsewhere across the U S against the president's mass deportation agenda A current raid on two cannabis facilities in Southern California led to a scant hundred migrant arrests and clashes between federal immigration agents and protesters One person died after the raids and others were critically injured HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO MEMORIALIZE TEXAS GIRL ALLEGEDLY SLAIN BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS I have seen firsthand the devastating consequences of our broken immigration system and as a member of Congress I take seriously my obligation to propose a method Realistic common-sense compromise is achievable and is especially critical given the urgency of this moment I consider the Dignity Act of a critical first step to overhauling this broken system Escobar announced Immigrants especially those who have been in the United States for decades make up a critical component of our communities and also of the American workforce and business activity she continued The vast majority of immigrants are hard-working law-abiding residents and bulk Americans recognize that it is in our country s best interest to find bipartisan reforms We can enact law that incorporates both humanity and safety and the Dignity Act of offers a balanced approach that restores dignity to people who have tried to deal with a broken system for far too long Congress has worked in the past on comprehensive immigration restructuring but Salazar and Escobar are optimistic their bill could lead to considerable bipartisan endorsement A bipartisan group of other House members have already signed onto the bill CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In conversations across NY- I ve heard a lot of frustration both from employers struggling to fill jobs and families looking to reunite with their loved ones Rep Mike Lawler R-N Y explained We must do this by fixing our broken legal immigration system securing our borders and creating a fair earned process for those who are already here and contributing The Dignity Act honors America s legacy of being a nation of immigrants and that s why I m proud to patronage it The administration has already begun working to provide particular protection for certain migrant workers and Trump mentioned last month he was considering a way for several migrant workers to remain in the U S We re working on it right now We re going to work it so that specific kind of a temporary pass where people pay taxes where the farmer can have a little control as opposed to you walk in and take everybody away What we re going to do is we re going to do something for farmers where we can let the farmer sort of be in charge The farmer knows He s not going to hire a murderer Trump declared during a June interview on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures
