How is this Senate proposal different from the proposal that the House of Representatives passed last year, H.R. 4437 (the Sensenbrenner bill)?
There are many differences between the “Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007” and H.R. 4437. The Sensenbrenner bill was not a comprehensive immigration reform bill; it was a punitive measure with harsh criminalization provisions. This Senate proposal is the start of a debate to reform our broken immigration system. It includes: 1) a program that allows undocumented immigrants who were in the United States by January 1, 2007 to attain a work visa and eventually become legal permanent residents and U.S. citizens; 2) a new worker visa program for future workers to come to the U.S. temporarily to work; 3) a reduction in the backlog for family immigrants currently waiting in line for visas, and 4) other major changes to our family immigration system.
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