FL GOP lawmaker introduces sweeping immigration bill with 'dignified' pathway.
 

Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar unveiled a new immigration bill Tuesday that would give undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship while requiring them to pay for border security and American worker retraining programs.

Salazar, a freshman GOP congresswoman from Miami, said "The Dignity Act" would end illegal immigration once and for all by securing the border and would allow millions of undocumented immigrants to come out of the shadows in a dignified way to redemption.

"I'm a brown girl from the hood. I can do this because I do know my people and what they want and what my people want is dignity," Salazar said Tuesday in a call with reporters announcing her major legislation. "They love the promised land and … this is the right thing to do for them and for the country."

Salazar said her bill represents the first time a freshman member has proposed comprehensive immigration reforms on her own and without the help of a committee. She issued a challenge to immigration hardliners who have rejected any forms of reform under the guise of "amnesty" by saying "amnesty is what we have now."

"We have 11 million plus people using our roads, our schools, our hospitals for free," Salazar said. "There is no accountability. Living for free with no consequences is a real amnesty."

Under her legislation, so-called Dreamers who were brought to the United States illegally as children would have immediate legal status and a pathway to citizenship. The millions of other undocumented immigrants currently in the United States would be allowed to enroll in the "dignity" program that offers a 10-year temporary legal status, where they must pay $1,000 a year, pass a criminal background check and be barred from accessing federal benefits and entitlement programs.

Those funds – estimated to bring in $90 billion over the decade if 9 million people are enrolled-- would be earmarked for U.S. worker job skills and retraining programs in an effort to address concerns that immigrants are displacing American workers.

The immigrants would also have to pay 2% of the paychecks to a new Immigration Infrastructure Fund that would be used to secure the southern border, with new border construction barriers, added technology and employing an additional 3,000 border agents.

The 2% levy on immigrant wages is estimated to bring in an estimated $45 billion to $90 billion dollars, assuming wages would range from an average of $25,000 to $50,000.

The legislation also would mandate E-verify nationwide to curb the employment of illegal workers, create tougher penalties for smugglers, create new processing centers at the border to hold immigrants while their cases are pending while the increasing the number of immigration judges and attorneys to expedite the backlog.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-g...200234741.html

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A $1000 a year lol that's absurd

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Double it, put them a a starting fine. Weed out those not worthy of being here.

$2,000 a year and $2,000 fine would be alright to skip the line.

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“…barred from accessing federal benefits and entitlement programs.” So unable to collect retirement from a system one paid into ? Seems like a raw deal. Additional 2 percent tax on income plus 10 grand. Lol, seems awfully lot to stay on this sinking ship (Especially if you are a high income earner). No thanks, I’ll take this cash with me and establish tax residency in a low tax country and make out much better.

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I'm down to pay 1000 a year for 10 years in exchange for a gc, but no to extra fees from our paychecks

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Maria Elvira Salazar is republican?? Does that mean anything by any chance???

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I think its fair... 1k a year is not a lot and you are only barred from using federal benefits until you become a resident. If you do not have any health issues or major family problem 1k a year should not be a problem. Plus I believe this make Daca and TPS immediate for conditional permanent residency. The 10 year path is for all other undocumented people.

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Thats not alot... we already pay $500 every two years indefinitely.

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Dreamers will be eligible for Conditional GC all other undocumented will have to follow the path

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Nice, finally another bill that will never pass.

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It might make the republicans happy though.

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This is bargain. I love that is bars people from using government assistance. That has been GOP's biggest compliant and this solves that!

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This proposed law is an absolute dumpster fire.

You can read the whole thing (all 480 pages) here:

https://files.constantcontact.com/18...cefbf0e38f.pdf

Read "SEC. 7101. SARAH AND GRANT’S LAW."

People suspected of being in the country illegally can be held indefinitely.

Read "SEC. 7102. PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL ENTRY OR PRESENCE."

Any illegal presence in the country is a 2 year prison sentence. This includes overstaying a visa or a border crossing.

Mandatory E-verify is also a no-go...

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Never trust immigration reform from a Republican.

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they come up with a new bill for dreamers every year

whatever happened to American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 from last year? lol

dreamact.info/forum/showthread.php?t=84854

what about Merit-Based Immigration Act that Trump was supposed to sign in 2020?

dreamact.info/forum/showthread.php?t=84484

this is all a big joke now lol

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Dead on arrival

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Way too forgiving!! At least 200k per year. If you can’t afford then you have no place here

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Well... a Freshman has to start somewhere right?

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She first proposed this bill when Biden first took office.

The ban on entitlement programs will have little impact on us. The GOP likes to bend the truth in that regard. We do not get entitlements right now but if we have a US citizenship child, we can get entitlements for that citizen. It's not us, it's the child that gets the benefits.

As for the 1000 fee a year, it's not outrageous. Is 10K for 10 years of safety and certainty a bad deal? Not in my opinion.

Despite what I said above, this has no chance in a GOP or democrat controlled house... This is too strict for liberals and too liberal for the rightwing. Rep. Maria wants to get the Florida Latino vote without losing the Cuban vote, so she made this symbolic bill.

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Why they keep intro-ing shit they know won't pass

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as a joke

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They are trying!

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I support this bill and hope it will go as far as it can. It's def a start and keeps the conversation going.

1k per year is like $100/month...less than your car insurance probably.

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Just do 1500 a yr and no 2 percent.

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Are they going to ask us for a bj while they’re at it?

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what the fuck...? are you idiots reading this?

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relax it's a prank

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I’ll do whatever it takes.

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Get married and do AOS...

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lmao no shot.

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Wouldnt getting married and doing AOS be in “whatever it takes” . Sounds mad sus you rather give an old congressman a bj

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There he is...emerging on the horizon once again...Joey progressing towards downtown with a phenomenal compromise! A massive deal on legalization of dreamers beckons....

https://media.giphy.com/media/3oKIPj...g3Sw/giphy.gif

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If a congressman told you to do it and he would give you a green card right there you would be in your knees.

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on ur fb live?

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any link or source?
thanks

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To be in the spotlight

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This is a GOP proposal so it has nothing to do with Biden... Where did that Joey crap come from?

Lets all be real, this will get 0 traction and is something for her to take back to Florida in exchange for votes.

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You must be new here. More than half of the members on this forum are delusional. Leave while you can.