Legalization of 8 million
Americans in waiting is possible
The registry has existed for nearly a century but was last updated in the Reagan era. An update through HR 1511: Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 could normalize the system and let at least 8 million people who contributed for years to this country come out of the shadows.
Setting a new registry date requires no new legislation and lets undocumented residents integrate into the nation they have been part of sometimes for decades. If we move it closer to 2023, we begin to calm the strife over immigration.
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS:
• Move the current registry date to 2016
• This can be done via as a separate bill or as part of budget reconciliation;
• Automatically move, or "roll", the registry date forward, e.g. by a year every year.
• Create a presumption of “good moral character” for all applicants.
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National: Advocating Opportunity, African Communities Together, Alianza Americas, Al Otro Lado, American Civil Liberties Union, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, Bend the Arc:Jewish Action, Bernardine Franciscan Sisters, CASA, Center for Disability Rights, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), Center for Popular Democracy, Church World Service, Committee of Interns and Residents - SEIU, Communities, United for Status & Protection (CUSP), Community Change Action , Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Fair Immigration Reform Movement Action (FIRM Action), Faith In Action (LA RED), First Focus Campaign for Children, Franciscan Action Network, Freedom Network USA, FWD.us, Haitian Bridge Alliance, Hispanic Federation, Human Rights Watch, Japanese American Citizens League, Make the Road States, MomsRising/MamásConPoder, NALEO Educational Fund, National Immigrant Justice Center, National Immigration Law Center, National Immigration Project (NIPNLG), NAKASEC Action Fund, National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC), National Partnership for New Americans, Presbyterian Church (USA), Presente.org, Save the Children, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Sisters of Charity, BVM, The Immigration Hub, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, UndocuBlack Network, UnidosUS, Union for Reform Judaism, United We Dream Network, US Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Vera Institute of Justice
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