John,

This week, we relaunched a set of updated principles that acknowledge Americans’ support for safe and orderly solutions that remain true to our deeply rooted values — and can guide border and immigration policy. These principles lay a balanced foundation for immigrant and American workers and families to thrive.

By wide margins, Americans want immigration policy reforms that not only ensure strength and security but also protect family unity and human dignity.

Add your name if you support these immigration principles for a stronger America!

Our six key principles reflect our values as a nation and as Americans. For a better immigration system in the United States, we must:

1. Enable fair and orderly legal immigration that continues to solidify our global economic leadership, and modernize laws to reduce backlogs and improve work visa programs for current and future workers.

2. 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.
• Ensuring that immigration enforcement remains primarily a federal responsibility.

3. Strengthen our security, economy and leadership in the world as a welcoming nation that offers protection and refuge to the persecuted through well-vetted, orderly pathways.

4. Respect the human dignity of every individual and preserve the sanctity of the family unit, even as border security and immigration enforcement increase.

5. Promote the rule of law by allowing longtime residents an opportunity to earn lawful status and eventual citizenship — including Dreamers, who already are deeply rooted here and are contributing as business owners and workers.

6. Defend the longstanding constitutional principle of birthright citizenship and protect family-based immigration as a core aspect of our national values.

We hope our leaders consider these principles as a guide for more compassionate and humane immigration solutions.

Add your name to show your support for these principles and for Republicans and Democrats to come together and work on finding solutions based on our values, not divisive rhetoric.

Thank you for your support,

Jennie Murray
President & CEO
National Immigration Forum