PNCC’s Civil Rights of Immigrant Task Force Supports Comprehensive Immigration Reform:

America is a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws

Current policies fail on both of these counts. It is time to reform our laws so that these traditions are strengthened. Current immigration policies leave millions of workers in the shadows, vulnerable to abuse because they lack legal documentation, and unable to fully participate in a country they have helped to build.  The mismatch between outdated policies and the economic realities of our country has led to a ballooning unauthorized immigrant population and thousands of deaths at the border.

We need a new approach to managing migration

We can regulate immigration properly if we legalize hardworking taxpaying immigrants; welcome these workers and their families within limits set so that they are realistic and enforceable. 

Work permits and a path to citizenship for those here and contributing to American society

Expanded family and worker visas

Smart enforcement

We need a “smart border” strategy that screens and inspects people and cargo to keep out security threat, while admitting immigrants and goods that strengthen our nation.  Such a strategy will make immigration safe, orderly, and legal instead of deadly, chaotic, and operating outside the bounds of the law.

Full integration of immigrant families into American society