The RAISE Act: An Immigration Bill for the Average American Joe and Jane
By Dan Cadman, February 8, 2017
When you deal with the subject of immigration over an extended period of time, as I have, one of the uncomfortable realities you must contend with is the nature of most immigration-related legislation. Strip away the fancy bill names, get down into the guts of the language, and you discover that it is all about catering to special interests: big business, big agriculture, this or that group of aliens. Once in a while, it serves (or purports to serve) sweeping national security purposes. But almost never does it serve the interests of the bedrock of our nation: all of the average Joes and average Janes out there who are working hard, often struggling to get by, both parents in a family unit employed if they can find the work, sometimes at more than one job each because the pay or benefits are inadequate.
I'm happy to report that Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) have introduced a bill in the Senate called the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act that unashamedly puts the interests of the American people front and center.
To mention just a few items that the bill features:
http://cis.org/cadman/raise-act-immigration-bill-average-american-joe-and-jane
