Five Principles for Immigration Reform

From the Center for American Progress:

Principles for Immigration Reform

Guidelines for Fixing Our Broken Immigration System
By Marshall Fitz , Angela Maria Kelley

Our broken immigration system undermines core national interests and must be reformed. The public demands it. Our security requires it. Global competitiveness and economic reality compel it. Our identity as a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws depends on it.

We believe that comprehensive immigration reform’s core architecture must advance five central goals and embody the following recommendations:

1. Establish smart enforcement policies and safeguards.
2. Resolve the status of those unauthorized to be in the United States.
3. Create legal channels that are flexible, serve the U.S. interest, and curtail undocumented immigration.
4. Protect U.S. workers from globalization’s destabilizing effects.
5. Foster an inclusive American identity.
Download the executive summary (pdf) or the full report (pdf) to learn more about these goals and CAP’s recommendations.

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