Monday, January 28, 2013

Marco Rubio op-ed: A GOP vision for immigration reform

As a nation of immigrants, Americans know how important immigration has been throughout our history. It's an indispensable part of our future. 
Sadly, our immigration system is broken, and our dysfunctional Congress has been unable to put in place a new legal immigration system that honors our heritage as both a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws. To do this, we need to address three key areas. 
First, we need a modern legal immigration system with an application and compliance system that relies on new technology to simplify the process of coming and staying here legally. 
We need an agricultural workers program that allows us to bring in seasonal and long-term laborers to provide our agricultural industries with the workers they need. We need visa programs to attract and keep more entrepreneurs, investors and highly skilled workers in science, technology, engineering and math fields. 
None of this should lead us to abandon or undermine family-based immigration. That is how my parents came to America legally, and how a great many new Americans join our society every year. Family unification should remain a high priority alongside the nation's economic interests.
Read the rest of the op-ed HERE.

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