• Fix the dysfunctional immigration bureaucracy and increase the number of legal immigrants to keep families together and meet the demand for jobs that employers cannot fill.
• Remove incentives to enter the country illegally by cracking down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants.
• Allow undocumented immigrants in good standing to pay a fine, learn English, and go to the back of the line to apply for citizenship.
• Promote economic development in Mexico to decrease illegal immigration.
• Implement a secure, accurate, and reliable electronic employment verification system to ensure that individuals are screened for work eligibility in a real-time fashion.
• Identify and aggressively prosecute employers that continue to hire illegal immigrants.
• Implement temporary worker programs that will reflect the labor needs of the U.S. in high-tech and low-skilled sectors while protecting employment opportunities for U.S. workers.
• Require all undocumented individuals to enroll in a program to resolve their status.
• Use background checks to identify criminal aliens for prosecution and deportation.
• Ensure that all undocumented aliens either leave or follow the path to legal residence.
• Provide a system that is fair, humane, realistic, and ensures the rights of the individual and families will be protected.
• Clear the backlog of individuals waiting legally outside the country for their green card number to become available.