Immigration Reform : Proposals and Projections.

Intro -- IMMIGRATION REFORM: PROPOSALS AND PROJECTIONS -- IMMIGRATION REFORM: PROPOSALS AND PROJECTIONS -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM IN THE 113TH CONGRESS: MAJOR LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- COMPREHENSIVE REFORM "TRIGGERS" AND FUNDING -- BORDER SECURITY -- INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT -- EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION AND WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT -- LEGALIZATION OF UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS -- IMMIGRANT VISAS -- NONIMMIGRANT VISAS -- HUMANITARIAN PROVISIONS -- Chapter 2: THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF FIXING OUR BROKEN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM -- I. STRENGTHENING THE U.S. ECONOMY AND GROWING U.S. GDP -- II. FOSTERING INNOVATION AND ENCOURAGING MORE JOB CREATION IN THE U.S. -- III. INCREASING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF U.S. WORKERS AND STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS FOR AMERICAN WORKERS -- IV. DECREASING BUDGET DEFICITS, BALANCING OUT AN AGING POPULATION, AND STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY -- V. IMMIGRATION REFORM BENEFITS THE ECONOMY ACROSS SECTORS -- VI. STAKEHOLDERS AND GROUPS ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM AGREE THAT IMMIGRATION REFORM IS AN ECONOMIC WIN -- Chapter 3: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF S. 744, THE BORDER SECURITY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND IMMIGRATION MODERNIZATION ACT -- SUMMARY -- HOW WOULD THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE LEGISLATION AFFECT FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICITS? -- HOW WOULD THE LEGISLATIONAFFECT THE ECONOMY? -- EFFECTS ON EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES -- AVERAGE WAGES -- RELATIVE WAGES -- EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- EFFECTS ON CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND INTEREST RATES -- EFFECTS ON PRODUCTIVITY -- RANGES OF ESTIMATED ECONOMIC EFFECTS -- FEDERAL BUDGETARY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS NOT INCLUDEDIN THE COST ESTIMATE -- APPENDIX: EFFECTS OF THE LEGISLATIONON RELATIVE WAGES -- INDEX.

For several years, some Members of Congress have favored "comprehensive immigration reform" (CIR), a label that commonly refers to omnibus legislation that includes increased border security and immigration enforcement, expanded employment eligibility verification, revision of nonimmigrant visas and legal permanent immigration, and legalization for some unauthorized aliens residing in the country. Leaders in both chambers have identified immigration as a legislative priority in the 113th Congress. While Members of the House reportedly have considered several different approaches to immigration reform during the spring of 2013, debate in the Senate has focused mainly on a single CIR bill: the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744). This book summarizes major provisions of S. 744, as reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee. It also discusses H.R. 1417, as reported by the House Homeland Security Committee, a bill that focuses more narrowly on border security strategies and metrics. The analysis focuses on eight major policy areas that encompass the U.S. immigration debate: comprehensive reform "triggers" and funding; border security; interior enforcement; employment eligibility verification and worksite enforcement; legalization of unauthorized aliens; immigrant visas; nonimmigrant visas; and humanitarian provisions. This book provides a detailed discussion of major legislation related to each of these issues.

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