House GOP’s Immigration Bill Grants Mass Amnesty, Would Flood Country With Cheap Foreign Labor
January 2, 2025
Will Upton
A House of Representatives bill introduced by Representative Maria Salazar (R-FL) aims to change the American immigration system drastically—and not for the better. The Dignity Act, co-sponsored by far-left Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), would increase the country caps for the H-1B foreign worker visa program, grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants, and likely incentivize further unlawful border crossings. As a trade-off, the legislation would expand border security funding, increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the field, and establish a federal requirement for employers to use an immigration status verification system modeled on E-Verify.
Rep. Salazar contends the “Dignity Act is based on the biblical principles of Dignity and Redemption” and “…will restore law and order to our immigration system and support American workers.” Concerningly, the Florida Republican admits the legislation was heavily influenced by corporate special interests in the agriculture sector and pro-open borders nonprofits that present themselves as immigration reform organizations.
MASS AMNESTY.
The most common criticism of the Dignity Act is its creation of three new federal programs, which would grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants currently in the United States and further encourage more individuals to attempt to enter the country unlawfully.
Illegal immigrants who crossed the border as minors would be granted a pathway to permanent resident status, mirroring the far-left DREAM Act pushed by Congressional Democrats and former President Barack Obama in the early and mid-2000s;
The legislation would establish the ‘Dignity Program,’ which would prevent the immediate deportation of illegal immigrants who are employed, lack a criminal record, and pay into a federal fund that provides skills training for American workers.
In effect, the Dignity Act would—at least temporarily—defer federal immigration enforcement actions against a large swath of the over 20 million illegals currently residing in the U.S.
https://www.alipac.us/f12/house-gop%92s-immigration-bill-grants-mass-amnesty-would-flood-country-cheap-fore-425813/
