Saturday, March 23, 2013

U.S. Rep. Justin Amash reveals 3-legged stool of immigration reform in letter supporting Sen. Rand Paul

U.S. Rep. Justin Amash reveals 3-legged stool of immigration reform in letter supporting Sen. Rand Paul | MLive.com: "
"three-legged stool of systemic immigration reform." The legs are:
Border security, both the physical border and the "virtual" border of visa enforcement;
Expanding legal immigration to focus on encouraged highly-skilled workers educated in the United States to stay in the United States, expanding opportunities for entrepreneurs and allowing for migrant workers to support agriculture and tourism;
Addressing immigrants who came to the United States "knowingly and illegally - in a way that is best for all Americans."
"This means protecting the rights of those who are seeking and continue to seek to come here legally.
But it also may mean providing a legal status, upon certain conditions and that may not include full rights of citizenship, to people who are currently here," the letter stated."

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