Yesterday’s Historic Overhaul of Our Immigration Laws

The bipartisan Senate immigration reform bill puts unprecedented resources toward border security, creates an achievable path to citizenship, accelerates family reunification, and promotes economic growth.

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Yesterday the Senate passed S. 744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act,” with a strong bipartisan vote, 68-32. As amended in the Judiciary Committee and on the floor of the Senate, the bill is a strategic overhaul of our nation’s immigration laws.

Here are the top five things the Senate immigration reform bill accomplishes:

Record-breaking build up at the border
An achievable path to citizenship
The most generous DREAM Act ever
Unprecedented family reunification
Economic growth

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The Top 5 Things the Senate Immigration Reform Bill Accomplishes by the Center for American Progress Immigration Team

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