Lamar Smith: “The administration's immigration proposal is flawed. It doesn't…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2018

The administration's immigration proposal is flawed. It doesn't include workforce verification, which would protect jobs for American workers and reduce illegal immigration. The proposal grants amnesty to twice as many people as President Obama did. It gives amnesty today but delays legal immigration reforms until a distant tomorrow. For example, the elimination of chain migration won't occur for 17 years, if then. The proposal is also ripe for fraud. Illegal immigrant adults can claim they arrived as children, but there is no practical way to confirm that. The immigration plan is not a good deal for the American people. Immigration policy should put the interests of American workers first. ____________________

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Lamar Smith

Republican · Texas

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Jan 29, 2018

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