June 25th, 2023 at 08:47 am
Dignity Act 2023: New Dignity Act Aims to Reform Immigration & H-2A | Immigration Reform
The ACT would simplify the H-2A program for temporary foreign employees and change immigration regulations. According to the sponsors, the law would work to halt illegal immigration, offer a respectable option to undocumented immigrants already residing in the country, and boost the American workforce and economy.
According to Salazar, the immigration system is upsetting Americans, harming people, and dividing our nation. Salazar revealed her ideas for immigration reform in the dignity plan in March 2021. She consulted members of both parties before introducing the first iteration of her dignity act.
Other Provisions Act
- $25 billion is made available for border security.
- Second, requires 100% nationwide E-Verify adoption to guarantee that all American companies are using only legal personnel.
- Also, builds improved physical barriers and uses cutting-edge technology along the border
- Then recruits tens of thousands of more border patrol officers Border intelligence teams and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents
- Likewise, as stated in the Dream and Promise Act, establishes instant protected status and a shortened route for those who have Temporary Protected Status.
- Furthermore, streamlines the processing process and abolishes catch-and-release laws
- Additionally, as stated in the Dream and Promise Act, establishes an instant protected status and an expedited process for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status.
- It creates the Dignity Program, a remedy for illegal immigrants who have lived in the country for more than five years.
- In addition, winners will be allowed to work, make amends, get right with the law, and obtain legal status.
- Plus establishes a new American Worker Fund with restitution funds from the Dignity and Redemption Programs. For unemployed American employees, this fund will provide education, upskilling, and workforce training.
Further Details
Every participant in the Dignity Program will be able to teach or retrain at least one American worker with the help of their restitution funds. Reduce the regulatory burden on farmers and companies by streamlining the H-2A application process by enabling employers to submit applications to all pertinent agencies through a single portal.
Lastly, establishes a year-round agricultural workforce, increasing the H-2A program and removing its seasonal labor limits. She added that the Dignity Act will fund outside taxpayer money. An immigration infrastructure fee is used to pay for the bill’s accompanying expenditures, including extra employees, new humanitarian campuses, enhanced ports of entry infrastructure, and improved border infrastructure.
The paychecks of those who have been granted work authorization under the Dignity Program will be subject to a 1.5% Levy deduction.
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