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Thank you for contacting me about immigration reform. I appreciate your
concerns and hope this response is helpful.
I have long said that our immigration system is broken and must be fixed.
Individuals who strive to come to our country legally for a better life or
to reunite with their families are forced to wait years as they are met with
long lines and red tape. Furthermore, our borders are not secure and many
of the immigration laws already on the books are not enforced, posing a
threat not only to our sense of fairness, but to the well-being of our
communities.
The importance of fixing our broken immigration system cannot be overstated.
Nearly one-third of all foreign-born people living in the United States--
over 11 million individuals--are here without documentation. But I simply do
not believe it is feasible or humane to find and deport or detain these
millions of people. We should adopt balanced policies that offer certain
foreign-born workers a limited, controlled path to earned, legal citizenship
while simultaneously protecting American jobs and national security. For
example, I am a strong supporter of the DREAM Act, which would allow high-
school graduates who came to this country through no fault of their own as
young children to start a pathway to citizenship after completing two years
of college or military service. At the same time, I also consistently voted
for increased funds for border patrol control programs and other enforcement
measures while in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Moreover, instead of contributing to our workforce and economy, highly
skilled foreign-born workers educated in American colleges and universities
too often go elsewhere because of our burdensome and restrictive immigration
policies. That is why I am a cosponsor of S. 169, the Immigration
Innovation Act of 2013, which seeks to relieve the congestion of visa quotas
for highly-educated foreign nationals and help address our shortage of
skilled workers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
fields. Creating and filling good jobs for American-born workers is a top
priority, but we also must welcome others who can contribute specific skills
and educational backgrounds that will help our nation remain competitive.
As you may know, on April 17, 2013, a bipartisan group of eight Senators
introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Their plan seeks to fix
our immigration system by focusing on several basic pillars: substantive
reform of our legal immigration system that respects families and the
economy; a tough but fair path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already
living in the U.S.; a quick and effective employment verification system
for businesses to prevent identity theft and future illegal hires; an
improved process to admit foreign workers that does not harm employment
opportunities for the American workforce; and tightened border security. I
am glad to see a serious bipartisan effort emerge and am hopeful that this
proposal may provide a starting point for the Senate to address
comprehensive immigration reform this year. Please know that working with my
colleagues to pass a strong but fair overhaul of our immigration laws will
be a top priority.
Thank you again for contacting me about this matter. I appreciate hearing
from you and assure you that I will always do my best to represent the views
of my constituents in the Senate. In the future, please do not hesitate to
call me in my Connecticut office at (860) 549-8463 or my Washington office
at (202) 224-4041.
Every Best Wish,
Christopher S. Murphy
United States Senator
Thank you for contacting me about immigration reform. I appreciate your
concerns and hope this response is helpful.
I have long said that our immigration system is broken and must be fixed.
Individuals who strive to come to our country legally for a better life or
to reunite with their families are forced to wait years as they are met with
long lines and red tape. Furthermore, our borders are not secure and many
of the immigration laws already on the books are not enforced, posing a
threat not only to our sense of fairness, but to the well-being of our
communities.
The importance of fixing our broken immigration system cannot be overstated.
Nearly one-third of all foreign-born people living in the United States--
over 11 million individuals--are here without documentation. But I simply do
not believe it is feasible or humane to find and deport or detain these
millions of people. We should adopt balanced policies that offer certain
foreign-born workers a limited, controlled path to earned, legal citizenship
while simultaneously protecting American jobs and national security. For
example, I am a strong supporter of the DREAM Act, which would allow high-
school graduates who came to this country through no fault of their own as
young children to start a pathway to citizenship after completing two years
of college or military service. At the same time, I also consistently voted
for increased funds for border patrol control programs and other enforcement
measures while in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Moreover, instead of contributing to our workforce and economy, highly
skilled foreign-born workers educated in American colleges and universities
too often go elsewhere because of our burdensome and restrictive immigration
policies. That is why I am a cosponsor of S. 169, the Immigration
Innovation Act of 2013, which seeks to relieve the congestion of visa quotas
for highly-educated foreign nationals and help address our shortage of
skilled workers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
fields. Creating and filling good jobs for American-born workers is a top
priority, but we also must welcome others who can contribute specific skills
and educational backgrounds that will help our nation remain competitive.
As you may know, on April 17, 2013, a bipartisan group of eight Senators
introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Their plan seeks to fix
our immigration system by focusing on several basic pillars: substantive
reform of our legal immigration system that respects families and the
economy; a tough but fair path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already
living in the U.S.; a quick and effective employment verification system
for businesses to prevent identity theft and future illegal hires; an
improved process to admit foreign workers that does not harm employment
opportunities for the American workforce; and tightened border security. I
am glad to see a serious bipartisan effort emerge and am hopeful that this
proposal may provide a starting point for the Senate to address
comprehensive immigration reform this year. Please know that working with my
colleagues to pass a strong but fair overhaul of our immigration laws will
be a top priority.
Thank you again for contacting me about this matter. I appreciate hearing
from you and assure you that I will always do my best to represent the views
of my constituents in the Senate. In the future, please do not hesitate to
call me in my Connecticut office at (860) 549-8463 or my Washington office
at (202) 224-4041.
Every Best Wish,
Christopher S. Murphy
United States Senator
