Principles that Prioritize American Traditions
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B Stands for a Better Way ForwardGood afternoon,
Within the first months of 2024, immigration has already found its place
center stage this election season. After a failed
****bipartisan border deal
in the Senate, both political parties are vying for the competitive edge
on border security and immigration reform. Just last week, President
Biden and Former President Donald Trump
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visited the border drawing national attention and sharing their own
visions for immigration and border policies. As border crossings rise
and policymakers still need answers, the National Immigration Forum has
created six principles to guide our leaders toward a
**secure**,
**orderly**, and
**humane**immigration process (read the full press release here
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* Show compassion and justice to longtime residents, including Dreamers,
by allowing them an opportunity to earn lawful status and citizenship.Â
* Continue our moral leadership in the world as a welcoming and
compassionate nation that offers refuge to the persecuted.Â
* Honor the human dignity of all people through our words and actions.Â
* Address the need for safety and security on the border and in our
communities. Promote community trust and safety by focusing immigration
enforcement on threats to public safety and national security and
preserving federal leadership in setting immigration enforcement
policy.Â
* Enable fair and orderly legal immigration that continues to solidify
our global economic leadership. Modernize laws to reduce backlogs and
improve work visa programs for current and future workers.Â
* Defend the longstanding constitutional principle of birthright
citizenship.Â
The Forum urges lawmakers to stay rooted in these principles that
prioritize American traditions and safety within our communities.
Oftentimes, elections skew the national discussion and obfuscate the
policy solutions to the most pressing of issues. Immigration requires
solutions and those solutions require a commitment to compassion as a
nation and as individuals. Last week, the Bullfinch Group and National
Immigration Forum released a survey
indicating that 55% of registered voters are in favor of a bipartisan
solution to immigration. Additional recent polling
also shows that evangelicals support immigration reform ahead of the
election season.
The answer to immigration reform will not be found in fear and division
but rather in an unwavering commitment to protect human dignity and
promote security. These six principles not only apply to our leaders but
to all Americans, calling us to remember our own values during this
election season. In light of debates that will most certainly ensue, we
want to encourage everyone to strive for
**a better way forward** and to demand the same from our representatives
. Â
Stay hopeful and committed,
Oula Alrifai
**Oula Alrifai**Assistant Vice President of Field and Constituencies
National Immigration ForumÂ
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**The Field and Constituencies Team would like to thank Spring Intern,
Grace Wiczek for her contribution to this report.**
**NEWS CLIPS TO NOTE:**
THE DISPATCH: Evangelicals' Immigration Tension
**AP:**On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use
immigration to election advantage
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**BBC:**Supreme Court temporarily blocks controversial Texas border law
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**GALLUP:**Immigration Surges to Top of Most Important Problem List
**BLOOMBERG:**Immigration Rage Drowns Out the US Labor Market's Need
for Workers
**POLITICO:**Adams calls for change to New York City's sanctuary city
laws in harshest statement yet
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