Bipartisan Immigration Deal Reached: Plan Faces High Hurdles in Congress — HispanicBusiness.com
CURRENT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
–Could come forward immediately and receive probationary legal status.
–May adjust status to lawful permanent residence once they pay $5,000 in fees and fines and their head of household returns to his or her home country to apply for a green card.BORDER SECURITY
–18,000 new border patrol agents would be hired.
–200 miles of vehicle barriers and 370 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border would be erected.WORKPLACE ENFORCEMENT
–Employers would have to electronically verify new employees’ identity and work eligibility.
–Penalties would be increased for unlawful hiring.FUTURE IMMIGRANTS
–Spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens and permanent residents would be eligible for green cards based purely on their family connections, but other relatives such as adult children and siblings would not.
–380,000 visas a year would be awarded based on a point system, with about 50 percent based on employment criteria, 25 percent based on education, 15 percent on English proficiency and 10 percent on family connections.
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