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The White House gave Congress a wish list on Sunday of border security and immigration enforcement policies that, if passed, would constitute the most significant overhaul of the U.S. immigration system in a generation.
Some of the recommendations focus on the removal of illegal immigrants who have managed to evade immigration authorities at the border or in the interior of the U.S., but the list is notable for policies that would deter them from coming in the first place.
Immigration hawks cheered the Trump administration’s approach, which they say would finally eliminate the incentives for unauthorized migration that are baked into the system. Among dozens of specific proposals, there are four key policies that would discourage illegal immigration by either creating new deterrents or closing loopholes in existing law.
Workplace enforcement
Immigration skeptics have long said that the greatest magnet for illegal immigration to the U.S. is lax enforcement of work authorization laws.
Groups such as the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), the Federation for American Immigration Reform and NumbersUSA have unanimously called on Republican lawmakers to require universal employment verification a part of any deal to legalize recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
The White House is proposing to achieve that goal through the mandatory use of e-Verify, a database that allows employers to check the immigration status of job applicants. Only a handful of states currently require employers to use e-Verify, and only half of all job applicants nationwide are run through the system, according to Chris Chmielewski, director of content and advocacy at NumbersUSA.
Much more at the link: Trump’s Enforcement Plan Would Virtually Eliminate Incentives For Illegal Immigration |
Some of the recommendations focus on the removal of illegal immigrants who have managed to evade immigration authorities at the border or in the interior of the U.S., but the list is notable for policies that would deter them from coming in the first place.
Immigration hawks cheered the Trump administration’s approach, which they say would finally eliminate the incentives for unauthorized migration that are baked into the system. Among dozens of specific proposals, there are four key policies that would discourage illegal immigration by either creating new deterrents or closing loopholes in existing law.
Workplace enforcement
Immigration skeptics have long said that the greatest magnet for illegal immigration to the U.S. is lax enforcement of work authorization laws.
Groups such as the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), the Federation for American Immigration Reform and NumbersUSA have unanimously called on Republican lawmakers to require universal employment verification a part of any deal to legalize recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
The White House is proposing to achieve that goal through the mandatory use of e-Verify, a database that allows employers to check the immigration status of job applicants. Only a handful of states currently require employers to use e-Verify, and only half of all job applicants nationwide are run through the system, according to Chris Chmielewski, director of content and advocacy at NumbersUSA.
Much more at the link: Trump’s Enforcement Plan Would Virtually Eliminate Incentives For Illegal Immigration |
