Solutions That Work: A Policy Manual for Immigration Reform

CIR Guide 2010
 AILA’s Policy Manual summarizes key components of the existing immigration system, identifies its deficiencies and offers workable solutions that when applied together, will fix the totality of the broken, outdated, and inadequate system.

 

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Complete List of Proposed Immigration Legislation

Are you looking for a comprehensive list of federal immigration bills? AILA maintains a list of all current immigration-related legislation on our Contact Congress site. You can also find Key Votes, urgent Action Alerts, and info on your Elected Officials on Contact Congress.

Legislative Information on THOMAS

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Obama’s Blueprint for Immigration Reform

On 5/10/11, President Obama gave a speech in El Paso, Texas outlining the need for and his commitment to fix our broken immigration system. Read the President’s complete Blueprint for Immigration Reform.

Proposed Federal Legislation

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  • Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (Updated 5/21/13) (5/21/2013)
    On 4/16/13, the Senate "Gang of Eight" introduced S. 744, the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act." AILA Doc. No. 13041760.
  • H.R. 1772 – The Legal Workforce Act(333 KB - 5/8/2013)
    On 04/26/13 Rep. Smith (R-TX) introduced H.R. 1772 “The Legal Workforce Act” of 2013. AILA Doc. No. 13050809.
  • Sponsors’ Amendment to S. 744(1264 KB - 5/8/2013)
    The clean version of the Senate “Gang of Eight” Sponsors’ Amendment to S.744, released 5/1/13, to be introduced for markup in Senate Judiciary Committee. This is the version of the bill that will be used as the committee debates offered amendments. AILA Doc. No. 13050803.
  • Redlined Sponsors’ Amendment to S. 744(1748 KB - 5/2/2013)
    Redline version of the Senate “Gang of Eight” Sponsors’ Amendment to S.744, released 5/1/13, to be introduced for markup in Senate Judiciary Committee. AILA Doc. No. 13050242.
  • H.R. 1773 – The Agricultural Guestworker Act (4/29/2013)
    On 04/26/13 Rep. Goodlatte (R-VA) introduced H.R. 1773 “The Agricultural Guestworker Act” of 2013. AILA Doc. No. 13042953.
  • S. 616 – Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act(45 KB - 3/21/2013)
    S. 616 – Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act, introduced by Senator Klobuchar (D-MN) on 3/19/13. AILA Doc. No. 13032157.
  • S. 600 – The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 (3/19/2013)
    On 3/18/13 Senator Grassley (R-IA) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced S.600 the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013. AILA Doc. No. 13031944.
  • 2013 House and Senate Reintroduce Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization (Updated 3/7/13) (3/7/2013)
    H.R. 11, S. 5 and S. 47, three bills to Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, have been introduced by Rep. Moore (D-WI), Sen. Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Leahy (D-VT) respectively in the 2013 Congress. Both Senate bill have bi-partisan support. AILA Doc. No. 13012342.
  • H.R. 717 – Reuniting Families Act (3/4/2013)
    H.R. 717 – Reuniting Families Act, introduced by Rep. Honda (D-CA), contains practical solutions for reducing family immigration visa backlogs and promoting humane and timely reunification of immigrant families. AILA Doc. No. 13030453.
  • H.R. 423 - Military Enlistment Opportunity Act (3/4/2013)
    H.R. 423 - Military Enlistment Opportunity Act, introduced by Rep. Coffman (R-CO), broadens the pool of those eligible to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces beyond citizens and lawful permanent residents, and those eligible under the narrow MAVNI provisions. AILA Doc. No. 13030449.
  • S. 169 – I2 Act of 2013 (1/30/2013)
    S. 169 – Immigration Innovation (I2) Act of 2013, introduced by Sens. Hatch (R-UT), Klobuchar (D-MN), Rubio (R-FL), and Coons (D-DE) on January 29, 2013, makes changes to the H-1B and student visas and increases access to employment-based green cards. AILA Doc. No. 13013040.