Key takeaways:
- The bill would create a 12-year, two-part path to legal status, and require the border to be declared secure before anyone on the path is granted legal status.
- It would also speed up the asylum process and detain asylum seekers at one of five “humanitarian campuses” until their case is decided.
- The bill has been praised by both Republicans and Democrats as a way to meet the challenges facing the country in a bipartisan manner.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a sweeping proposal to revamp the U.S. immigration system on Tuesday. The nearly 500-page bill, introduced by lead sponsors Reps. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX), is the most detailed and wide-ranging attempt to reform U.S. immigration laws since the 1990s.
The bill would create a 12-year, two-part path to legal status, and require the border to be declared secure before anyone on the path is granted legal status. It would also speed up the asylum process and detain asylum seekers at one of five “humanitarian campuses” until their case is decided. Additionally, it would dock the pay of people without permanent legal status to fund border infrastructure.
The bill has been praised by both Republicans and Democrats as a way to meet the challenges facing the country in a bipartisan manner. Reps. Salazar and Escobar said it would allow people in the country illegally to be able to work and not be deported.
The bill has yet to be voted on, and it is unclear if it will pass. However, its introduction marks a significant step forward in the effort to reform the U.S. immigration system. It is hoped that the bill will bring the country closer to a solution that is both humane and effective.
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