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Thursday, March 18, 2010

New Bipartisan Proposal for Immigration Reform Unveiled by Senators Schumer and Graham

Today, the Washington Post website posted an op-ed article by Democratic senator Charles E. Schumer and Republican senator Lindsey O. Graham, in which the two announce a new bipartisan proposal for immigration reform.

Repeating the often-used statement that the nation's immigration system is broken, the legislators offer a plan that has four principal elements:

Our plan has four pillars: requiring biometric Social Security cards to ensure that illegal workers cannot get jobs; fulfilling and strengthening our commitments on border security and interior enforcement; creating a process for admitting temporary workers; and implementing a tough but fair path to legalization for those already here.

The proposal comes just a few days after President Barack Obama held meetings to re-start the discussion on immigration reforms, and a few days before the March 21 march in Washington, DC that is being planned by pro-immigration reform activists.

The full text of the article is found here.

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