- Immigration Reform
- Activist Toolkit
- Seven Principles of CIR
- Immigrants and the Economy
- Resources on Current Legislation in 111th Congress
- Immigrants in the Military
- Questions and Answers on Immigration
- Human Rights / Immigrant Rights
- ICE Access Programs
- Root Causes of Migration
- Immigrant Integration
- State and Local Policy
- Racial Profiling
- Research & Reports
- 2010 US Census
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Immigration Reform
Although many people have heard of our "broken immigration system," most do not know exactly what this phrase means.
To learn more, see our PowerPoint on Immigration Reform
How is our system broken?
- Immigration laws are out of sync with 21st century economic reality
- Current legal immigration system is plagued by backlogs and delays
- Vast underground economy of vulnerable workers
- Increasingly moved to harsh enforcement practices that hurt families but do not fix the problems
- Decreasing due process protections
What principles can guide us as we tackle fixing this broken system?
Read the full summary of our Seven Principles of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, which include:
1. Providing a clear and earned path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, with full labor and civil rights
2. Clearing immigration backlogs, so that millions of family members who have filed legal applications can be processed and reunited
3. Ensuring a future flow of workers that has full labour protections and worker rights
4. Ensuring due process rights within the immigration system
5. Promoting immigrant integration
6. Enhancing our nation's security and safety with a sensible enforcement policy
7. Protecting fundamental rights for all
