New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez has introduced a new immigration reform bill that will include enforcement of current immigration laws, integration efforts and labor protection policies.
The bill is called the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010, and it’s being co-sponsored by Judiciary Committee Chairman, Patrick Leahy-D Vermont. The bill was introduced last week, and it aims to lay out a clear map, through which undocumented workers can become permanent residents. Approximately 11 million undocumented workers will be covered under the legislation.
The bill aims to, among other things, increase enforcement of federal immigration laws. This will include heavier penalties for criminal offenses committed by immigrants, as well as stronger requirements for tracking entries and exits at American borders. Besides, the bill proposes stronger standards for detention, including ensuring that American citizens are not unlawfully detained. The bill would also require better conditions at detention facilities. There has been plenty of focus recently on the condition of detention facilities. These places have been the scenes of human rights and sexual abuse of women immigrants.
Senator Menendez's bill will also call for better worksite enforcement. This will include the establishment of an employment verification system that will allow employers to determine if the worker they are planning to hire, has all his immigration papers in order. This means that an employer will not be able to hire undocumented workers innocently. The bill will require for a system like this to be established within a period of five years.
The bill will also establish an immigration commission, whose main aim will be to determine the impact of immigration on the economy, as well as on matters of national security. The commission will also consider the labor needs of the country and compare them with the number of visas that have been issued.
More specifically for California immigration lawyers, there'll be a focus on integration efforts and English-speaking classes to allow non-English speaking immigrants to integrate better with the mainstream population.
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