{"id":8950,"date":"2015-05-20T18:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T22:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=8950"},"modified":"2018-12-28T14:17:50","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T19:17:50","slug":"d-c-policy-group-lays-out-reasonable-immigration-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2015\/05\/20\/d-c-policy-group-lays-out-reasonable-immigration-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"D.C. Policy Group Lays Out Reasonable Immigration Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FiveWashington, D.C.-based American Principles in Action proposed steps Wednesday that it recommended congressional Republicans use to address the problems within our immigration system.<\/p>\n

The goal behind the five-step plan<\/a> is to strip away the politics that have engulfed the issue and focus on reforming immigration policies that will instead reflect our nation\u2019s collective interests, explained Alfonso Aguilar, director of APIA\u2019s Latino Partnership program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Congress should definitely pass legislation in this session \u2013 now \u2013 to address these problems,\u201d Aguilar said, according<\/a> to The Hill.<\/p>\n

The first three of these calls to action are recommendations FAIR<\/a> has long-embraced: secure the border, enforce immigration law in the workplace, i.e. E-Verify, and implement a biometric entry\/exit system to ensure foreign nationals do not overstay visa limits.<\/p>\n

Upon the successful completion of these three prerequisites, Congress would then be able to go ahead with the last two, which is where the APIA\u2019s proposed reforms could become more like rewards to illegal aliens.<\/p>\n

Aguilar said hiring foreign workers is acceptable, but only in situations where employers cannot first find an American or legal immigrant to fill the job. It\u2019s an admirable idea, but APIA does not suggest how the government would ensure all American candidates were considered prior to a company\u2019s hiring foreign nationals, or even illegal aliens.<\/p>\n

The final point is where the plan goes south<\/a> \u2013 \u201cprovide a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants.\u201d It\u2019s nothing short of giving amnesty to those who illegally entered the country, but does fixing a number of policies mean we must overlook the consequences millions deserve?