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The Immigration Reform Pl Sloan Friedman

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Immigration Reform Plan
Sloan Friedman

Immigration is a highly contested issue in the United States. The most recent immigration reform that was proposed passed the Senate in the summer of 2013 but has yet to be introduced onto the House floor. At the same time, the country is home to 11 million immigrants without authorization to live in the United States. The current immigration policies are outdated and do not benefit those wanting to live in this country or the legal citizens of this country. With a new policy that reintroduces worker visas for unskilled labor, a clear path to citizenship and the close monitoring of employers, the United States could regain control of the immigration system while benefiting both the immigrants and citizens of this country. There are five different visas that a potential immigrant can apply for via an employment-based channel. However, each of them requires experience and none of them account for unskilled labor. It is very common that immigrant hopefuls do not fit into any of the worker visa categories. Many of the immigrants who come into the United States are looking for jobs in the field of unskilled labor, an area in which the country needs more help. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States will need over 3 million additional workers over the next decade to fill the least-skilled jobs. By creating a new visa program for unskilled labor, with the positive aspects of the Bracero Program, the United

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