at least Hooda is not pimping the partisan HR2 anymore. LOL.

By the way, who is the sponsor of HR3599? Is it Maria Elvira Salazar? LOL. Regardless, if it's a good bill that helps the country, I'm not against it:

Here are the highlights of the Dignity Act (are we sure it does more than the impending immigration bill? We won't know for sure until we get the details):

* requires the hiring of additional CBP personnel and authorizes recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses for CBP personnel;
* provides funding for border infrastructure and equipment;
* makes it a crime to transmit the location of law enforcement with the intent to violate immigration laws or certain other federal laws;
* requires employers to verify the immigration status of individuals using an electronic employment eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system;
* requires unaccompanied alien children to be processed and reunited with U.S.-based sponsors in accordance with the Flores settlement, which established policies pertaining to the treatment of minors without lawful immigration status;
* requires the Department of State to implement a strategy to address the key factors contributing to individuals from Central America traveling to the United States;
* provides a path to permanent resident status to eligible individuals without lawful immigration status who entered the United States as minors (commonly referred to as Dreamers);
* establishes the Dignity Program, which defers the removal of eligible individuals without lawful immigration status who meet various requirements, including paying into a fund to provide training to U.S. workers;
* and establishes the Redemption Program, which provides a path to permanent resident status to individuals who complete the Dignity Program and meet various requirements, including making additional payments into the U.S. worker fund.

[Post edited by Blah at 02/03/2024 10:24AM]