Policy Advocacy: Let's Bring U.S. Immigration Reforms Past the Finish Line

President Barack Obama put immigration front and center on the U.S. national agenda with his announcement last November that he would take executive action to protect several million undocumented immigrants from deportation, among other things. But instead of focusing on how his plan will make our communities safer and more prosperous, the debate has been obscured by partisanship.

No one denies that our nation’s immigration system is broken. Currently, there is no fair and responsible way to deal with the estimated 11 million people who are living, working and raising families in...

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